C210 lands on road after experiencing engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	637375
Time
Date	200411
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	637375
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Owner refueled airplane while I did flight planning and checked WX for flight to ZZZ. All 4 tanks were topped by FBO. I did not physically check these tanks. Subsequently. The engine lost power and a landing had to be made on a road. This even though the book (poh) indicated plenty of fuel to destination and legal reserves with fuel beyond. It is unclr whether fuel caps leaked in-flight, fuel did not xfer completely from tip tanks to main tanks, fuel did not flow from main tanks to engine, fuel leaked from engine fuel pump or elsewhere. To prevent recurrence: know your airplane and check fuel visually.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 LANDS ON ROAD AFTER EXPERIENCING ENG FAILURE CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: OWNER REFUELED AIRPLANE WHILE I DID FLT PLANNING AND CHKED WX FOR FLT TO ZZZ. ALL 4 TANKS WERE TOPPED BY FBO. I DID NOT PHYSICALLY CHK THESE TANKS. SUBSEQUENTLY. THE ENG LOST PWR AND A LNDG HAD TO BE MADE ON A ROAD. THIS EVEN THOUGH THE BOOK (POH) INDICATED PLENTY OF FUEL TO DEST AND LEGAL RESERVES WITH FUEL BEYOND. IT IS UNCLR WHETHER FUEL CAPS LEAKED INFLT, FUEL DID NOT XFER COMPLETELY FROM TIP TANKS TO MAIN TANKS, FUEL DID NOT FLOW FROM MAIN TANKS TO ENG, FUEL LEAKED FROM ENG FUEL PUMP OR ELSEWHERE. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: KNOW YOUR AIRPLANE AND CHK FUEL VISUALLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.