Temporary engine stoppage in cruise flight in small aircraft. Fuel starvation corrected by switching to another tank. Precautionary landing performed.

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Attributes
ACN	216828
Time
Date	199207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau airport : msn
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 499 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	216828
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Cruising at 9000 ft on IFR flight plan, ceiling below was broken and ground contact was possible. Engine quit. Immediately switched tanks and engine restarted. Called madison and told them I would make a precautionary landing. They asked if I was declaring an emergency. Told her no and had an airport in sight. Cancelled IFR after descent to 4000 ft. Landed routinely. Right tank dry. FBO at lex did not fill properly. Continued to grb VFR. (Took on fuel at flight atkins.) trip to grb was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TEMPORARY ENG STOPPAGE IN CRUISE FLT IN SMA. FUEL STARVATION CORRECTED BY SWITCHING TO ANOTHER TANK. PRECAUTIONARY LNDG PERFORMED.

Narrative: CRUISING AT 9000 FT ON IFR FLT PLAN, CEILING BELOW WAS BROKEN AND GND CONTACT WAS POSSIBLE. ENG QUIT. IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TANKS AND ENG RESTARTED. CALLED MADISON AND TOLD THEM I WOULD MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. THEY ASKED IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER. TOLD HER NO AND HAD AN ARPT IN SIGHT. CANCELLED IFR AFTER DSCNT TO 4000 FT. LANDED ROUTINELY. R TANK DRY. FBO AT LEX DID NOT FILL PROPERLY. CONTINUED TO GRB VFR. (TOOK ON FUEL AT FLT ATKINS.) TRIP TO GRB WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.