Fuel mismanagement during instructor student practice forced approach leads to the real thing.

Attributes
ACN	158727
Time
Date	199010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gi4
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	158792
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving dual to a student and had simulated an engine out situation. The student set up an appropriate approach to an emergency landing site. The student then went through his emergency checklist and restart procedures. At about 1300' MSL the student was instructed to add power to terminate the simulated forced landing. Power was not restored and a successful landing was made off airport with no significant damage to the aircraft. Upon investigation after landing it was determined that the student had shut the fuel off during his restart procedure by mistake in his attempt to switch tanks. I was not aware that he had placed the fuel selector in the off position while the aircraft was in flight. After landing, the aircraft was inspected by me and determined to be airworthy and the aircraft was immediately restarted and flown from the field in which the forced landing occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL MISMANAGEMENT DURING INSTRUCTOR STUDENT PRACTICE FORCED APCH LEADS TO THE REAL THING.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING DUAL TO A STUDENT AND HAD SIMULATED AN ENG OUT SITUATION. THE STUDENT SET UP AN APPROPRIATE APCH TO AN EMER LNDG SITE. THE STUDENT THEN WENT THROUGH HIS EMER CHKLIST AND RESTART PROCS. AT ABOUT 1300' MSL THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADD PWR TO TERMINATE THE SIMULATED FORCED LNDG. PWR WAS NOT RESTORED AND A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE OFF ARPT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. UPON INVESTIGATION AFTER LNDG IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STUDENT HAD SHUT THE FUEL OFF DURING HIS RESTART PROC BY MISTAKE IN HIS ATTEMPT TO SWITCH TANKS. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE HAD PLACED THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE OFF POS WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN FLT. AFTER LNDG, THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY ME AND DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY AND THE ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED AND FLOWN FROM THE FIELD IN WHICH THE FORCED LNDG OCCURRED.

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.