DETROIT, MI, USA
N29008
CESSNA 210MII
THE ACFT CONTACTED A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK WAS DRY, THE LEFT WING FUEL VENT WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND THE FUEL SELECTOR HAD 15 DEGS OF MOVEMENT WHEN A TANK WAS SELECTED. THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION VALVE, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL STRAINER WERE ALSO DRY. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN TESTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT TANK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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