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CFI and student make forced landing on a dirt road when engine quits during go around attempt after practice emergency landing. Student had turned off the fuel selector without the knowledge of the instructor, instead of just verbalizing his action to the instructor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : prc |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 1210 flight time type : 620 |
| ASRS Report | 140230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While instructing a student in simulated forced lndgs, the student went through an engine secure flow check. At some point during the descent, the student turned off the fuel selector west/O verbalizing his actions. Because the aircraft has a fuel selector handle that points in opp directions in the on and off position, the instrument mistakenly thought the fuel selector handle was in the on position. At approximately 500' AGL, the go around was initiated and the engine quit. The instrument took control and successfully made a forced landing on a dirt road west/O incident. This could have been prevented by ensuring that students only verbalize the secure flow check and do not actually move the fuel selector, mixture and mags to off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CFI AND STUDENT MAKE FORCED LNDG ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN ENGINE QUITS DURING GO AROUND ATTEMPT AFTER PRACTICE EMERGENCY LNDG. STUDENT HAD TURNED OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INSTRUCTOR, INSTEAD OF JUST VERBALIZING HIS ACTION TO THE INSTRUCTOR.
Narrative: WHILE INSTRUCTING A STUDENT IN SIMULATED FORCED LNDGS, THE STUDENT WENT THROUGH AN ENG SECURE FLOW CHK. AT SOME POINT DURING THE DSCNT, THE STUDENT TURNED OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR W/O VERBALIZING HIS ACTIONS. BECAUSE THE ACFT HAS A FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE THAT POINTS IN OPP DIRECTIONS IN THE ON AND OFF POS, THE INSTR MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE WAS IN THE ON POS. AT APPROX 500' AGL, THE GAR WAS INITIATED AND THE ENG QUIT. THE INSTR TOOK CONTROL AND SUCCESSFULLY MADE A FORCED LNDG ON A DIRT ROAD W/O INCIDENT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ONLY VERBALIZE THE SECURE FLOW CHK AND DO NOT ACTUALLY MOVE THE FUEL SELECTOR, MIXTURE AND MAGS TO OFF.
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.