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Small aircraft leaks fuel from inspection ports of right wing, so pilot drains all fuel from that wing, fills left wing tank full and departs for local pleasure flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 130808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cfd |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gtf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 44 flight time total : 406 |
| ASRS Report | 130808 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Second flight after annual inspection. Right wing leaked fuel after inspection parts resealed during annual. Pilot drained right tank of all fuel and began flight (local) with full fuel left wing with wheel at about 45 degree angle for level flight. On landing in crosswind, wind gust under right (light from no fuel) wing just before T/D caused plane to leave runway. Pilot corrected and remained upright, but ended up hitting small brush with left wing before coming to a stop causing several dents in leading edge of left wing. There was no other damage to aircraft. Pilot was not hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA LEAKS FUEL FROM INSPECTION PORTS OF RIGHT WING, SO PLT DRAINS ALL FUEL FROM THAT WING, FILLS LEFT WING TANK FULL AND DEPARTS FOR LCL PLEASURE FLT.
Narrative: SECOND FLT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION. RIGHT WING LEAKED FUEL AFTER INSPECTION PARTS RESEALED DURING ANNUAL. PLT DRAINED RIGHT TANK OF ALL FUEL AND BEGAN FLT (LCL) WITH FULL FUEL LEFT WING WITH WHEEL AT ABOUT 45 DEG ANGLE FOR LEVEL FLT. ON LNDG IN XWIND, WIND GUST UNDER RIGHT (LIGHT FROM NO FUEL) WING JUST BEFORE T/D CAUSED PLANE TO LEAVE RWY. PLT CORRECTED AND REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT ENDED UP HITTING SMALL BRUSH WITH LEFT WING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP CAUSING SEVERAL DENTS IN LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT. PLT WAS NOT HURT.
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.