Cessna T210L N732AN

Summary

On 21 April 2006 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N732AN, operated by Thomas L. Davidson, was involved in an accident near Henryville, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 April 2006 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Henryville, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

38.3656, -85.7381

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N732AN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas L. Davidson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Jeffersonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA118

Nobody was injured.

The pilot selected an empty fuel tank during the approach which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor associated with the accident were the trees that the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided trees and the terrain following a loss of engine power during an instrument landing system (ILS) approach. The pilot reported that he switched fuel tanks from the right tank to the left tank during the approach. He then noticed a decrease in airspeed and no fuel flow indication on the fuel flow gauge. He then switched back to the right fuel tank. He stated that he broke out of the clouds at 400 feet. He stated that he made a turn to line up with a field and the airplane contacted tree tops. The pilot reported that the airplane contacted the ground as he continued to line up with the field. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed the left fuel tank was empty and the right fuel tank contained approximately 19 gallons of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.