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Small aircraft pilot experiences enging failure due to fuel starvation, glides to the airport but then lands gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oh04 |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 152960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
New engine, 4 hours fuel starvation, called for vectors to magnolia city airport, 4 miles northeast, made the field, just barely. I did not activate the gear on my small aircraft correctly consequently gear up landing. I am glad I am alive but I sure am upset about the gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT EXPERIENCES ENGING FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, GLIDES TO THE ARPT BUT THEN LANDS GEAR UP.
Narrative: NEW ENG, 4 HRS FUEL STARVATION, CALLED FOR VECTORS TO MAGNOLIA CITY ARPT, 4 MILES NE, MADE THE FIELD, JUST BARELY. I DID NOT ACTIVATE THE GEAR ON MY SMA CORRECTLY CONSEQUENTLY GEAR UP LNDG. I AM GLAD I AM ALIVE BUT I SURE AM UPSET ABOUT THE GEAR.
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.