Cessna T210 N36X

Summary

On 27 October 2022 at about 20:07 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N36X, operated by Archangel Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Burleson, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

27 October 2022 at 20:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Burleson, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Worth Spinks (FWS)

Coordinates

32.5651, -97.3084

Aircraft

Cessna T210

Registration

N36X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Archangel Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Burleson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN23LA021

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel supply, which led to fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane’s engine did not respond when he attempted to increase power while on final approach to land at the conclusion of a 4-hour flight. The airplane was about ½ mile from the runway at 200 ft above ground level (agl) at the time. He attempted to switch tanks and selected full rich mixture, but the engine did not restart. The pilot continued the landing, but the airplane struck the runway approach lighting system about 1,000 ft short of the runway and came to rest between the approach lights and the runway. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical anomalies. The right fuel tank did not contain any usable fuel at the time of the examination and the tank was not compromised. Based on the available evidence, the loss of engine power was likely due to mismanagement of the airplane’s fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation. Due to the low altitude the airplane’s engine likely had insufficient time to restart after the pilot switched tanks following the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.