PLACERVILLE, CA, USA
N9620T
CESSNA 210
PILOT STATES HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 10,000 FEET TO 8,000 FEET WHEN ENGINE QUIT. FURTHER STATED FUEL WAS ABOVE RED ARC-NO STEEP OR SHARP MANEUVERS. NO MENTION OF RATE OF DESCENT OR DECK ANGLE IN DESCENT. FORCED LANDING WAS MADE CIRCLING TO RIGHT-USEABLE FUEL WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK. LANDING GEAR DOWN AND FULL FLAPS FOR LANDING. LANDING WAS HARD COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. FUEL LATER DRAINED WAS TWO TO THREE GALS. FROM BOTH TANKS. LESS THAN ONE FROM LEFT AND LESS THAN 2 FROM RIGHT TANK. AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT. PILOT MADE INITIAL DEPARTURE WITH ZERO FUEL INDICATION ON LEFT TANK AND RIGHT TANK 3/4 FULL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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