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Right engine of atx twin quit 30 mi from cmh at 7000 MSL. Flight crew elected to continue to cmh for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : cmh |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 200046 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Right engine quit without warning. Changed mixture, tried fuel pump high and low. There was no roughness, just quit. After determining that nearest airport runways were shorter than I desired, I elected to continue to cmh and 10000 ft runway. I did not switch tanks as I had a gut feeling the engine ran out of gas. The fuel gauges were both showing about 50 gallons each side. After landing I started right engine and ran it up to 40 inches mp with no problem. Also taxied aircraft about .5 mi. Mechanics determined there was 2 gallons of gas in tank on right side and about 35 gallons on left side. Unless the small transport is topped off (360 gallons) a visual check of fuel is not possible. I feel all my actions were correct at the time. The evidence (empty tank) showed this to be true. Low fuel lights would have been helpful as I would have known much earlier of a problem and taken action sooner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R ENG OF ATX TWIN QUIT 30 MI FROM CMH AT 7000 MSL. FLC ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO CMH FOR LNDG.
Narrative: R ENG QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. CHANGED MIXTURE, TRIED FUEL PUMP HIGH AND LOW. THERE WAS NO ROUGHNESS, JUST QUIT. AFTER DETERMINING THAT NEAREST ARPT RWYS WERE SHORTER THAN I DESIRED, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO CMH AND 10000 FT RWY. I DID NOT SWITCH TANKS AS I HAD A GUT FEELING THE ENG RAN OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL GAUGES WERE BOTH SHOWING ABOUT 50 GALLONS EACH SIDE. AFTER LNDG I STARTED R ENG AND RAN IT UP TO 40 INCHES MP WITH NO PROBLEM. ALSO TAXIED ACFT ABOUT .5 MI. MECHS DETERMINED THERE WAS 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN TANK ON R SIDE AND ABOUT 35 GALLONS ON L SIDE. UNLESS THE SMT IS TOPPED OFF (360 GALLONS) A VISUAL CHK OF FUEL IS NOT POSSIBLE. I FEEL ALL MY ACTIONS WERE CORRECT AT THE TIME. THE EVIDENCE (EMPTY TANK) SHOWED THIS TO BE TRUE. LOW FUEL LIGHTS WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL AS I WOULD HAVE KNOWN MUCH EARLIER OF A PROBLEM AND TAKEN ACTION SOONER.
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.