LORDSBURG, NM, USA
N101PQ
CESSNA 210B
PLT STATED THAT DURING THE FLT THE RT FUEL TANK WAS USED UNTIL EMPTY AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED. APRX 20 MINUTES AFTER SWITCHING TANKS AND 2 HRS 35 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE DURING WHICH TIME ACFT NOSED DOWN AFTER CONTACTING A SAND DOME. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DURING THE 4 MONTHS WHICH THE PLT OWNED THE ACFT HE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED TWICE BECAUSE OF SEDIMENT. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED SEDIMENT IN THE FUEL PUMPS AND SADDLE TANKS. THE SEDIMENT WAS CLEANED OUT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN LONGER THEN APRX 2 MINUTES ON EITHER TANK. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS THOROUGHLY CHECKED AND THE ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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