 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft pilot reported an engine failure inflight resulting in an off airport forced landing and aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1580224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
[The night before] I filled the aircraft. Both tanks were full. [The following morning my passenger and I] departed [our home airport] and flew to [an intermediate stop] where we picked up two [additional passengers]. From there we flew to [another airport] about 80 miles and had lunch. When we departed; I looked at the fuel totalizer on the instrument panel and saw that we had used 9.9 gallons. I did not look at the fuel quantity indicators which are located in the wing roots. When we were about 8 miles from home the engine quit. I called ZZZ center; gave them our position and activated the 406 ELT. We landed in a marsh and flipped over. Everyone exited the aircraft and waited on the wing until the [state] troopers helicopter arrived. There were no injuries. After the aircraft was recovered by helicopter; I notices the right fuel cap was off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small aircraft pilot reported an engine failure inflight resulting in an off airport forced landing and aircraft damage.
Narrative: [The night before] I filled the aircraft. Both tanks were full. [The following morning my passenger and I] departed [our home airport] and flew to [an intermediate stop] where we picked up two [additional passengers]. From there we flew to [another airport] about 80 miles and had lunch. When we departed; I looked at the fuel totalizer on the instrument panel and saw that we had used 9.9 gallons. I did not look at the fuel quantity indicators which are located in the wing roots. When we were about 8 miles from home the engine quit. I called ZZZ Center; gave them our position and activated the 406 ELT. We landed in a marsh and flipped over. Everyone exited the aircraft and waited on the wing until the [State] Troopers helicopter arrived. There were no injuries. After the aircraft was recovered by helicopter; I notices the right fuel cap was off.
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.