Cessna 310Q N7546Q

Summary

On 4 July 1990 at about 02:40 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N7546Q, operated by Ronnie L Huddleston, was involved in an accident near College Station, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 1990 at 02:40

Classification

Accident

Location

College Station, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Easterwood (CLL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N7546Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ronnie L Huddleston

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft Wayne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW90LA131

2 people had minor injuries.

THE PIC'S IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION, ALLOWING BOTH ENGINE TO QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LEFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE TURNING FINAL, HE SWITCHED THE LEFT ENGINE FROM THE LEFT MAIN TO LEFT AUX. HE SAID ENGINE RESTARTED, THEN QUIT AGAIN. THEN RIGHT ENGINE, RUNNING ON RIGHT MAIN, QUIT. DURING FORCED LANDING, SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH LEFT TANKS WERE EMPTY. RIGHT MAIN HAD 19 GALLONS, RIGHT AUX HAD 4 GALLONS. USING FUEL MANAGEMENT AS PILOT SAID, THE LEFT TANKS COULD NOT BOTH RUN DRY. LEFT ENGINE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN ON LEFT MAIN OR LEFT AUX, AND RIGHT ENGINE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN ON CROSSFEED TO LEFT MAIN. WHEN THE LEFT TANKS RAN DRY, THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WOULD HAVE QUIT RUNNING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.