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Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft experienced a rough- running engine during descent to land due to low fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 250893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2500 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjt tower : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 3154 flight time type : 2353 |
| ASRS Report | 250893 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During letdown to landing engine began running rough. Switched tanks and proceeded to land. Believe 20-25 gallons of fuel stolen before departure when parked at remote tiedown. Should have visually checked tanks prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH- RUNNING ENG DURING DSCNT TO LAND DUE TO LOW FUEL.
Narrative: DURING LETDOWN TO LNDG ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. SWITCHED TANKS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. BELIEVE 20-25 GALLONS OF FUEL STOLEN BEFORE DEP WHEN PARKED AT REMOTE TIEDOWN. SHOULD HAVE VISUALLY CHKED TANKS PRIOR TO DEP.
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.