Dead stick landing by 4 engined tanker.

Attributes
ACN	243118
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swi
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	243118
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying an air tanker from tucson, az, to kinston, nc, via sherman, tx. 20 mi west of sherman #1 engine's fuel pressure went to 0 and the engine stopped. Application of the boost pump did not restore pressure. There was 100 gallons remaining in the selected tank according to the gauge. Selecting xfeed between 1 and 2 mains restored normal pressure and the engine was restarted. 5 mi out of sherman both #1 and #2 engines stopped. Xfeed to cross ship and all boost pump on restored pressure to engines #1 and #2 and they were restarted and ran normally. We stayed high and radioed our position on sherman's unicom overhead the field. Entering a crosswind to a left downwind to runway 35 a scan of the engine gauges showed all fuel pressure gauges to 0. Application of throttles confirmed 4 dead engines. I initiated an immediate turn to final for runway 17 and held gear and flaps until the field was assured. I alerted traffic that I was having a problem. During the preflight phase of our flight we failed to remove all the water from our fuel tanks. Sumps were drained before and after fueling but not all the water made it to the sumps. I suspect that the water froze in the tank and the boost pumps because all the boost pump circuit breakers were popped (discovered after landing). This caused the loss of all 4 engines during landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEAD STICK LNDG BY 4 ENGINED TANKER.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN AIR TANKER FROM TUCSON, AZ, TO KINSTON, NC, VIA SHERMAN, TX. 20 MI W OF SHERMAN #1 ENG'S FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 AND THE ENG STOPPED. APPLICATION OF THE BOOST PUMP DID NOT RESTORE PRESSURE. THERE WAS 100 GALLONS REMAINING IN THE SELECTED TANK ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE. SELECTING XFEED BTWN 1 AND 2 MAINS RESTORED NORMAL PRESSURE AND THE ENG WAS RESTARTED. 5 MI OUT OF SHERMAN BOTH #1 AND #2 ENGS STOPPED. XFEED TO CROSS SHIP AND ALL BOOST PUMP ON RESTORED PRESSURE TO ENGS #1 AND #2 AND THEY WERE RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. WE STAYED HIGH AND RADIOED OUR POS ON SHERMAN'S UNICOM OVERHEAD THE FIELD. ENTERING A XWIND TO A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 35 A SCAN OF THE ENG GAUGES SHOWED ALL FUEL PRESSURE GAUGES TO 0. APPLICATION OF THROTTLES CONFIRMED 4 DEAD ENGS. I INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO FINAL FOR RWY 17 AND HELD GEAR AND FLAPS UNTIL THE FIELD WAS ASSURED. I ALERTED TFC THAT I WAS HAVING A PROB. DURING THE PREFLT PHASE OF OUR FLT WE FAILED TO REMOVE ALL THE WATER FROM OUR FUEL TANKS. SUMPS WERE DRAINED BEFORE AND AFTER FUELING BUT NOT ALL THE WATER MADE IT TO THE SUMPS. I SUSPECT THAT THE WATER FROZE IN THE TANK AND THE BOOST PUMPS BECAUSE ALL THE BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED (DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG). THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF ALL 4 ENGS DURING LNDG.

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.