ROY, UT, USA
N26RS
CESSNA T210L
THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACDNT THAT HE HAD FLOWN FROM OGDEN, UT TO LAS VEGAS, NV EARLIER IN THE DAY & WAS RTRNG TO OGDEN WHEN THE ACDNT OCCURRED. HE SAID HE HAD A 'LANDING GEAR PROBLEM' APRX 5 MI FROM THE ARPT & 'SPENT TOO MUCH TIME' CORRECTING IT. WHILE ON A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT TRANSMITTED THAT HE HAD 'RUN OUT OF GAS.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES APRX 300 FT SHORT OF RWY 34.
THE PILOT ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BECOME DISTRACTED BY A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, WHEN HE HAD INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO DELAY HIS LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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