A C210 made an engine out landing at lna due to fuel starvation caused by failure to switch to a ful...

Attributes
ACN	432818
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lna.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 18
ASRS Report	432818
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indications other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Engine lost power over airport. Pilot failed to switch tanks to fullest tank on letdown on flight from mrn to lna. Right tank ran dry over the airport. Pilot turned on electric fuel pump, but failed to switch to the fuller tank. Pilot elected a landing without power. Landing successful. No damage, no injuries. Pilot failed to switch to fullest tank on loss of power. Human performance considerations: 1) low time in a plane requiring switching tanks. (Over 500 hours in an rg with 'both.') 2) low time in type. 3) pilot didn't realize he was catching a cold. Next morning he woke up with a fever and runny nose. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated no damage was incurred with the engine out landing. The reporter said all of his flying experience was in a cessna cardinal where the fuel tanks valve is set to both. The reporter said he was given a chkout on the fuel system a while back but just did not remember.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 MADE AN ENG OUT LNDG AT LNA DUE TO FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FAILURE TO SWITCH TO A FULL TANK.

Narrative: ENG LOST PWR OVER ARPT. PLT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS TO FULLEST TANK ON LETDOWN ON FLT FROM MRN TO LNA. R TANK RAN DRY OVER THE ARPT. PLT TURNED ON ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, BUT FAILED TO SWITCH TO THE FULLER TANK. PLT ELECTED A LNDG WITHOUT PWR. LNDG SUCCESSFUL. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. PLT FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULLEST TANK ON LOSS OF PWR. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: 1) LOW TIME IN A PLANE REQUIRING SWITCHING TANKS. (OVER 500 HRS IN AN RG WITH 'BOTH.') 2) LOW TIME IN TYPE. 3) PLT DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS CATCHING A COLD. NEXT MORNING HE WOKE UP WITH A FEVER AND RUNNY NOSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED WITH THE ENG OUT LNDG. THE RPTR SAID ALL OF HIS FLYING EXPERIENCE WAS IN A CESSNA CARDINAL WHERE THE FUEL TANKS VALVE IS SET TO BOTH. THE RPTR SAID HE WAS GIVEN A CHKOUT ON THE FUEL SYS A WHILE BACK BUT JUST DID NOT REMEMBER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A C210 made an engine out landing at lna due to fuel starvation caused by failure to switch to a full tank.