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The bolts holding a C-172RG mechanical crankcase fuel pump worked loose preventing pump operation and so the engine quit from fuel starvation. The pilot declared an emergency; made a 180 degree turn and landed safely on the runway he had just departed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1093729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Other Downwind |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Booster Pump |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Glider Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1250 Flight Crew Type 1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Practicing pattern work; on beginning downwind of my last circuit; engine lost power and shut down. Dropped gear; flaps; declared [emergency]; performed a couple of 'south' turns and landed on 02 (180 from 20 from where I departed). I touched down at midfield; and managed to coast to a taxiway and then to a ramp. Later I was informed that the fuel pump had failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The bolts holding a C-172RG mechanical crankcase fuel pump worked loose preventing pump operation and so the engine quit from fuel starvation. The pilot declared an emergency; made a 180 degree turn and landed safely on the runway he had just departed.
Narrative: Practicing pattern work; on beginning downwind of my last circuit; engine lost power and shut down. Dropped gear; flaps; declared [emergency]; performed a couple of 'S' turns and landed on 02 (180 from 20 from where I departed). I touched down at midfield; and managed to coast to a taxiway and then to a ramp. Later I was informed that the fuel pump had failed.
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.