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C182 amphibian pilot reported landing on a lake after experiencing loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1479122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Seaplane or Amphibian |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I was flying my cessna 182; an amphibious float plane; at 1000 feet AGL. When I was 14.5 NM out from [the destination airport] my engine stopped running. I called 121.5 to make them aware I was going to be making a forced landing into [a lake]. Upon landing on the lake; once we realized that we weren't taking on water and had no injuries; I powered down the master on the plane to conserve battery and called the coast guard. Once the coast guard arrived they towed us in. The reason for the engine failure was identified as fuel starvation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 Amphibian pilot reported landing on a lake after experiencing loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Narrative: I was flying my Cessna 182; an amphibious float plane; at 1000 feet AGL. When I was 14.5 NM out from [the destination airport] my engine stopped running. I called 121.5 to make them aware I was going to be making a forced landing into [a lake]. Upon landing on the lake; once we realized that we weren't taking on water and had no injuries; I powered down the master on the plane to conserve battery and called the Coast Guard. Once the Coast Guard arrived they towed us in. The reason for the engine failure was identified as fuel starvation.
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.