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CHAPTER CHATTER, EAA Chapter 78 6
Fuel starvation brings down C210
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Just released is RunwayMap, a new app for general
aviation pilots. In preparation for a local flight, the pilot performed a
preflight inspection of the Cessna 210, which included
Swiss IT entrepreneur and private pilot Daniel Saxer checking the fuel gauges, but he did not look into the
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He recalled that both fuel gauges indicated below half
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March 2017. The engine start, taxi, and run-up were performed
uneventfully, however, several minutes after takeoff,
the engine lost all power.
The pilot was unable to restart the engine and
performed a forced landing to a cornfield about
six miles north of the departure airport in Oneonta, NY
The forced landing was performed with the landing
gear retracted, and the airplane came to rest upright,
which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing
and fuselage.
Due to injuries sustained in the accident, the pilot had
no further recollection of the accident flight.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that the left
main fuel tank had about five gallons of fuel remaining
and that the right main fuel tank had no fuel. The fuel
selector was found positioned to the right main fuel
tank.
No fuel was found in the fuel line connecting the
gascolator to the engine-driven fuel pump and in the
fuel line connecting the engine-driven fuel pump to the
fuel flow divider.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight
inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total
loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
NTSB Identification: ERA15LA258
This accident report is provided by the National
Transportation Safety Board. Published as an
educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from
the misfortunes of others.
