LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
N4500K
CESSNA P210N
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON DESCENT FOR LANDING AT 6500 FEET MSL ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AT 5000 FEET AGL THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND AT ABOUT 2000 FEET AGL LANDING FLAPS WERE ADDED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK ACEMENT BLOCK, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A TOTAL OF 3/4 OF A QUART OF FUEL REMAINING ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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