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When the engine of their LA4-180 failed; due to a failed fuel line connection; the instructor and student aboard made a dead stick landing on a highway not far from their departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1001639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | LA-4 A/B Buccaneer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 190 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Climbing through 2;000 MSL after takeoff the engine failed. The LA4-180 with 2 souls on board glided down and landed on a highway 12 miles east of the departure airport. No one was hurt and no damage was done. The aircraft was fixed within hours and an a&P/pilot flew it off the highway and back to its base.the failure occurred because a fuel line nut became loose and vibration caused it to unwind itself; starving the engine of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the engine of their LA4-180 failed; due to a failed fuel line connection; the Instructor and Student aboard made a dead stick landing on a highway not far from their departure airport.
Narrative: Climbing through 2;000 MSL after takeoff the engine failed. The LA4-180 with 2 souls on board glided down and landed on a highway 12 miles east of the departure airport. No one was hurt and no damage was done. The aircraft was fixed within hours and an A&P/pilot flew it off the highway and back to its base.The failure occurred because a fuel line nut became loose and vibration caused it to unwind itself; starving the engine of fuel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.