- Date
- October 16, 1983, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N731HPCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831016054619A
- Case key
- 33582
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that prior to flt, the fuel gages indicated both tanks were full; however, he did not visually verify the quantity of fuel. During flt, in the vicinity of emporia, KS, the eng lost power while using fuel from the left tank. The plt changed the fuel selector to the right tank & turned on the electric fuel pump. This action increased the fuel pressure & restarted the eng. There was an arpt at emporia, but the plt elected to continue to his destination at Lawrence, KS. Later, while continuing the flt, both fuel gage indications dropped to zero. The plt pushed on the gages & both returned to a full indication, then became erratic. As he was approaching Lawrence, the eng lost power again & would not restart. The plt started to make an emergency landing on a road, but utility poles & wires paralleled the road. He then elected to make a wheels-up landing in a rough pasture. An exam revealed an electrical open between the fuel indicators & the electrical ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731HP
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000463
- Airframe hours
- 522
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy B. Meridith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 20, 1983 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- H77 · Wellington, KS
- Destination
- 3LA · Lawrence, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 600 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FOE, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N731HP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.