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Very abbreviated report speaks to a forced landing due to engine failure that was apparently related to a faulty fuel quantity indicator that caused the pilot to switch fuel tanks and subsequently led to fuel starvation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 0m13 |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2231 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 140439 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine roughness, carburetor heat applied, mixture adjusted. Before roughness fuel selector switched from near empty right to left. Switched due to faulty indicator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VERY ABBREVIATED REPORT SPEAKS TO A FORCED LNDG DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE THAT WAS APPARENTLY RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR THAT CAUSED THE PLT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO FUEL STARVATION.
Narrative: ENG ROUGHNESS, CARB HEAT APPLIED, MIXTURE ADJUSTED. BEFORE ROUGHNESS FUEL SELECTOR SWITCHED FROM NEAR EMPTY RIGHT TO LEFT. SWITCHED DUE TO FAULTY INDICATOR.
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.