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Small aircraft on training flight has rough engine, declares emergency, requests immediate landing clearance. Turning off runway, engine quit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 213197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hgr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 213197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Student and instructor were inbound to the hagerstown VOR, when the engine sputtered and ran rough. We switched fuel tanks and the engine ran normally. As we were 3 mi from the hagerstown airport, the engine started acting up again. The student/owner called the tower and told the tower that he thought we were out of fuel and requested immediate clearance to land on runway 9. The tower cleared runway 9 and we landed with intermittent power, taxied off the runway, where the engine died altogether. Upon inspection of the fuel tanks, both were very low. The gauges read 1/4 on each. Lessons learned: when possible, always take off with full fuel tanks, especially if you aren't familiar with the aircraft you are flying! I will never trust the owners again!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON TRAINING FLT HAS ROUGH ENG, DECLARES EMER, REQUESTS IMMEDIATE LNDG CLRNC. TURNING OFF RWY, ENG QUIT.
Narrative: STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE INBOUND TO THE HAGERSTOWN VOR, WHEN THE ENG SPUTTERED AND RAN ROUGH. WE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE ENG RAN NORMALLY. AS WE WERE 3 MI FROM THE HAGERSTOWN ARPT, THE ENG STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. THE STUDENT/OWNER CALLED THE TWR AND TOLD THE TWR THAT HE THOUGHT WE WERE OUT OF FUEL AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 9. THE TWR CLRED RWY 9 AND WE LANDED WITH INTERMITTENT PWR, TAXIED OFF THE RWY, WHERE THE ENG DIED ALTOGETHER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS, BOTH WERE VERY LOW. THE GAUGES READ 1/4 ON EACH. LESSONS LEARNED: WHEN POSSIBLE, ALWAYS TAKE OFF WITH FULL FUEL TANKS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE ACFT YOU ARE FLYING! I WILL NEVER TRUST THE OWNERS AGAIN!
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.