Citation captain reported inadvertently activating the crossflow switch with his shoe that allowed f...

Attributes
ACN	1470065
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Captain inadvertently hit the crossflow switch with shoe and pant cuff while exiting the left seat of the aircraft. After exiting the seat; captain continued into the FBO to wait [for] passengers. After passengers arrive; both crew and passengers walked out to the airplane where we found fuel exiting the vent in the right wing. Approximately 200 to 250 pounds of fuel spill over to the ground. FBO personnel cleaned up the fuel without incident and no fuel was leaked into the sewer system. Flight was delayed one hour and one minute until the fuel was cleaned up. The suggestion is to not leave the aircraft alone while power is applied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Citation Captain reported inadvertently activating the crossflow switch with his shoe that allowed fuel to be released from the wing tank spilling on the ground.

Narrative: Captain inadvertently hit the crossflow switch with shoe and pant cuff while exiting the left seat of the aircraft. After exiting the seat; Captain continued into the FBO to wait [for] passengers. After passengers arrive; both crew and passengers walked out to the airplane where we found fuel exiting the vent in the right wing. Approximately 200 to 250 pounds of fuel spill over to the ground. FBO personnel cleaned up the fuel without incident and no fuel was leaked into the sewer system. Flight was delayed one hour and one minute until the fuel was cleaned up. The suggestion is to not leave the aircraft alone while power is applied.

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.

Citation captain reported inadvertently activating the crossflow switch with his shoe that allowed fuel to be released from the wing tank spilling on the ground.