CHINLE, AZ, USA
N29359
CESSNA 210L
AT ABOUT 1400 MST, THE PLT TOOK OFF. HE CLIMBED & LEVELED OFF AT 8500 FT. HE WAS USING FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK WHICH RAN DRY, THEN HE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK. AT THAT TIME, HE THOUGHT HE HAD 30 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING. HE DECIDED TO LAND AT CHINLE, AZ, & STARTED A DESCENT THEN THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE LEVELED OFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH CHINLE, BUT THE LEFT TANK RAN DRY. THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD, BUT DELAYED LOWERING THE GEAR. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED & THE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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