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Pilot of small aircraft sel aircraft experienced engine failure during final approach. Successful landing was made after switching fuel tanks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 231183 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 231183 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
First long flight with recently (acquired aircraft). Winds stronger then predicted. Fuel burn much more than book so changed flight to closer airport. On final approach, turned to tank showing most fuel, gauge wrong (showed 7 gal), ran dry on approach. Switched tanks but went below minimums before being able to restart and pull up. Worried about other amounts, reshot approach and landed. Tower declared emergency on their own. (Aircraft) book calls for 950 mi flight at altitude cancel settings used. Flight only 500 mis (4 hours), book calls for 13 gph burn actual was about 19 gph. Planned for 15 gph with 1 hour plus reserve. Have now modified flight criteria for management on future flts. Still had 13 gals in tank (gauges inaccurate).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA SEL ACFT EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE DURING FINAL APCH. SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS.
Narrative: FIRST LONG FLT WITH RECENTLY (ACQUIRED ACFT). WINDS STRONGER THEN PREDICTED. FUEL BURN MUCH MORE THAN BOOK SO CHANGED FLT TO CLOSER ARPT. ON FINAL APCH, TURNED TO TANK SHOWING MOST FUEL, GAUGE WRONG (SHOWED 7 GAL), RAN DRY ON APCH. SWITCHED TANKS BUT WENT BELOW MINIMUMS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTART AND PULL UP. WORRIED ABOUT OTHER AMOUNTS, RESHOT APCH AND LANDED. TWR DECLARED EMER ON THEIR OWN. (ACFT) BOOK CALLS FOR 950 MI FLT AT ALT CANCEL SETTINGS USED. FLT ONLY 500 MIS (4 HRS), BOOK CALLS FOR 13 GPH BURN ACTUAL WAS ABOUT 19 GPH. PLANNED FOR 15 GPH WITH 1 HR PLUS RESERVE. HAVE NOW MODIFIED FLT CRITERIA FOR MGMNT ON FUTURE FLTS. STILL HAD 13 GALS IN TANK (GAUGES INACCURATE).
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.