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On approach the engine quit as the fuel selector was on an empty tank. An off airport forced landing was successful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 277565 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rdu artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1407 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 277565 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On approach to raleigh durham airport at about 400 AGL the engine quit. I elected to land at a construction site with no damage to the aircraft. The reason I believe it happened was that I did not complete the pre-landing check by switching tanks. To prevent this occurrence, adherence to checklist and proper procedure is definitely the course to follow. Other human factors include: new route, new airports, stricter fuel management, saving time by making short approach, cockpit management don't let outside sits conflict with cockpit procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON APCH THE ENG QUIT AS THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON AN EMPTY TANK. AN OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Narrative: ON APCH TO RALEIGH DURHAM ARPT AT ABOUT 400 AGL THE ENG QUIT. I ELECTED TO LAND AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE REASON I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED WAS THAT I DID NOT COMPLETE THE PRE-LNDG CHK BY SWITCHING TANKS. TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE, ADHERENCE TO CHKLIST AND PROPER PROC IS DEFINITELY THE COURSE TO FOLLOW. OTHER HUMAN FACTORS INCLUDE: NEW RTE, NEW ARPTS, STRICTER FUEL MGMNT, SAVING TIME BY MAKING SHORT APCH, COCKPIT MGMNT DON'T LET OUTSIDE SITS CONFLICT WITH COCKPIT PROCS.
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.