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A very experienced air carrier pilot, in a CT210, during a night training flight, ran out of fuel and landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hnl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 454023 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On a night training flight, filed for 4 1/2 hours, with full fuel (enough for 5 hours, 15 mins). Descending into destination field, at approximately 6000 ft, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The duration of the flight was 4.4 hours according to the aircraft hobbs meter. The aircraft was full of fuel when I departed and there should have been 45 mins of fuel remaining at time of accident. I had flown this aircraft on the previous flight for 4.3 hours and used 75 gals of fuel. The aircraft was flown identically to the prior flight, but somehow, used 12 gals more fuel than estimated. The aircraft operator's manual, and my extensive experience flying this aircraft shows that there should have been adequate fuel. Suggest that all future flts should be limited to 4 hours, irrespective of what the book says, or the fuel gauges. Landed gear up, just short of the runway because that was as far as it would glide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VERY EXPERIENCED ACR PLT, IN A CT210, DURING A NIGHT TRAINING FLT, RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED GEAR UP.
Narrative: ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLT, FILED FOR 4 1/2 HRS, WITH FULL FUEL (ENOUGH FOR 5 HRS, 15 MINS). DSNDING INTO DEST FIELD, AT APPROX 6000 FT, THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE DURATION OF THE FLT WAS 4.4 HRS ACCORDING TO THE ACFT HOBBS METER. THE ACFT WAS FULL OF FUEL WHEN I DEPARTED AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 45 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. I HAD FLOWN THIS ACFT ON THE PREVIOUS FLT FOR 4.3 HRS AND USED 75 GALS OF FUEL. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN IDENTICALLY TO THE PRIOR FLT, BUT SOMEHOW, USED 12 GALS MORE FUEL THAN ESTIMATED. THE ACFT OPERATOR'S MANUAL, AND MY EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE FLYING THIS ACFT SHOWS THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADEQUATE FUEL. SUGGEST THAT ALL FUTURE FLTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 4 HRS, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT THE BOOK SAYS, OR THE FUEL GAUGES. LANDED GEAR UP, JUST SHORT OF THE RWY BECAUSE THAT WAS AS FAR AS IT WOULD GLIDE.
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.