Cessna P210N accident near Detroit, MI

On June 24, 2018, a Cessna P210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Detroit, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

June 24, 2018

Place

Detroit, MI

Aircraft

Cessna P210N · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

42.407°N, 83.025°W

NTSB ID

20180624X14057

Official records · CEN18FA236

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• NTSB Transcript of Tower Transmissions: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA ATC Accident Package (Excerpts): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Contract Control Tower Accident Package (Excerpts): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 24, 2018, about 1957 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N airplane, N3896P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Detroit, Michigan. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originally departed from Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, and the pilot refueled at West Memphis Municipal Airport (AWM), West Memphis, Arkansas, before proceeding toward Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (DET), Detroit, Michigan. According to the fixed-base operator (FBO) employee who fueled the airplane at AWM, the pilot requested that 30 gallons of 100 low-lead aviation fuel be added to each wing tank (60 gallons total). The FBO employee stated that after he had refueled the airplane to the pilot's specifications, the fuel level was about 1/4 inch below the top of the right tank and 1 to 2 inches below the top of the left tank. Radar data revealed that the airplane departed AWM about 1642 and proceeded on course toward DET at 11,500 ft and 9,500 ft mean sea level (msl) (with a brief intermediate climb to 14,000 ft msl) before entering a descent toward the destination. At 1948:26, the pilot established radio contact with the DET tower controller and was subsequently cleared to land on runway 33. At 1949:50, the pilot transmitted, "… we don't have a green light on our gear down here, we might have to circle if ya don't mind?" The tower controller offered to observe th

Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to divert earlier in the flight to another airport to ensure that the airplane had an adequate fuel reserve, and the malfunction of the landing gear extension system for reasons that could not be determined with the available information.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.