<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1405171, November 2016

C305 pilot reported landing on a public road after experiencing loss of engine power following a problem with the fuel tank selector.

Attributes
ACN	1405171
Time
Date	201611
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Bird Dog 305/321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Selector
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 5542 Flight Crew Type 672
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

Pilot changed fuel tanks. Fuel valve failed to lock into position on selected fuel tank; engine lost power and subsequent total loss of power. Pilot chose to fly the aircraft to an off airport landing onto [a] county road. Pilot was the only soul on board. No injuries and zero damage to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C305 pilot reported landing on a public road after experiencing loss of engine power following a problem with the fuel tank selector.

Narrative: Pilot changed fuel tanks. Fuel valve failed to lock into position on selected fuel tank; engine lost power and subsequent total loss of power. Pilot chose to fly the aircraft to an off airport landing onto [a] County Road. Pilot was the only soul on board. No injuries and zero damage to the aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.