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Pilot of small aircraft aircraft experienced loss of power briefly due to fuel mismgmnt during approach to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 206771 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 206771 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Listened to ATIS (tpa). Contacted approach for landing. Descended to 2100 ft MSL as instructed, 220 degree heading for runway 27, airport in sight. Fuel selector on left tank: engine lost power. Immediate loss of altitude. Enriched mixture, searched for landing site. Announced problem to approach who immediately put other aircraft on stand by giving full attention to my situation. Requested location of nearest airport (was 4 mi northwest) turned right. Switched to 'both' on fuel selector. Held emergency fuel pump switch up to 'on.' advised controller landing site below. Engine sputtered then resumed full power. Leveled at 1300 ft 330 degrees. Advised controller. Discussed intentions with ATC. Elected to proceed to tpa, runway 27. Landed without incident (10 gal remained in right tank). Factors: flying left wing heavy due to rear seat passenger on left side and pilot heavier than right seat passenger. Had switched en route to left tank to offset weight difference, ease level wings. Neglected to monitor fuel, left tank, partially due to attention to tpa landing routine requirements and tpa unfamiliarity. Had not yet started landing checklist. Flight had been from ocean isle, nc, 2 stops. Prevention of recurrence: attention to fuel management, performing landing checklist on descent to approach altitude. Attention to loading lateral balance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ACFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF PWR BRIEFLY DUE TO FUEL MISMGMNT DURING APCH TO LNDG.
Narrative: LISTENED TO ATIS (TPA). CONTACTED APCH FOR LNDG. DSNDED TO 2100 FT MSL AS INSTRUCTED, 220 DEG HDG FOR RWY 27, ARPT IN SIGHT. FUEL SELECTOR ON L TANK: ENG LOST PWR. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALT. ENRICHED MIXTURE, SEARCHED FOR LNDG SITE. ANNOUNCED PROBLEM TO APCH WHO IMMEDIATELY PUT OTHER ACFT ON STAND BY GIVING FULL ATTN TO MY SITUATION. REQUESTED LOCATION OF NEAREST ARPT (WAS 4 MI NW) TURNED R. SWITCHED TO 'BOTH' ON FUEL SELECTOR. HELD EMER FUEL PUMP SWITCH UP TO 'ON.' ADVISED CTLR LNDG SITE BELOW. ENG SPUTTERED THEN RESUMED FULL PWR. LEVELED AT 1300 FT 330 DEGS. ADVISED CTLR. DISCUSSED INTENTIONS WITH ATC. ELECTED TO PROCEED TO TPA, RWY 27. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT (10 GAL REMAINED IN R TANK). FACTORS: FLYING L WING HVY DUE TO REAR SEAT PAX ON L SIDE AND PLT HEAVIER THAN R SEAT PAX. HAD SWITCHED ENRTE TO L TANK TO OFFSET WT DIFFERENCE, EASE LEVEL WINGS. NEGLECTED TO MONITOR FUEL, L TANK, PARTIALLY DUE TO ATTN TO TPA LNDG ROUTINE REQUIREMENTS AND TPA UNFAMILIARITY. HAD NOT YET STARTED LNDG CHKLIST. FLT HAD BEEN FROM OCEAN ISLE, NC, 2 STOPS. PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE: ATTN TO FUEL MGMNT, PERFORMING LNDG CHKLIST ON DSCNT TO APCH ALT. ATTN TO LOADING LATERAL BAL.
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.