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Engine quite from fuel exhaustion while making touch and go lndgs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 128200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : p10 |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 18 flight time type : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 128200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I entered the downwind leg of runway 22 and called chandler unicom. I went through my prelndg checklist--mixture full rich, fullest fuel tank, fuel boost pump on and seat belts on. I called chandler unicom as I turned base, set the second notch of flaps, and flew at 65-70 KTS. I called chandler unicom as I turned final and landed normally on runway 22. After T/D I put flaps up, went to full power and took off normally. At approximately 200' AGL, the engine quit, I change attitude to nose-down and tried cycling the magnetos. The engine didn't restart, so I concentrated on landing the airplane. I touched down 150' after the end of the runway. I put the brakes on hard, and as I approached a small hill I lost directional control. The airplane came to a stop on the road at the top of the hill. I believe I failed to switch to the fullest fuel tank during the prelndg checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENGINE QUITE FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE MAKING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS.
Narrative: I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RWY 22 AND CALLED CHANDLER UNICOM. I WENT THROUGH MY PRELNDG CHKLIST--MIXTURE FULL RICH, FULLEST FUEL TANK, FUEL BOOST PUMP ON AND SEAT BELTS ON. I CALLED CHANDLER UNICOM AS I TURNED BASE, SET THE SECOND NOTCH OF FLAPS, AND FLEW AT 65-70 KTS. I CALLED CHANDLER UNICOM AS I TURNED FINAL AND LANDED NORMALLY ON RWY 22. AFTER T/D I PUT FLAPS UP, WENT TO FULL PWR AND TOOK OFF NORMALLY. AT APPROX 200' AGL, THE ENG QUIT, I CHANGE ATTITUDE TO NOSE-DOWN AND TRIED CYCLING THE MAGNETOS. THE ENG DIDN'T RESTART, SO I CONCENTRATED ON LNDG THE AIRPLANE. I TOUCHED DOWN 150' AFTER THE END OF THE RWY. I PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD, AND AS I APCHED A SMALL HILL I LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE ROAD AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. I BELIEVE I FAILED TO SWITCH TO THE FULLEST FUEL TANK DURING THE PRELNDG CHKLIST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.