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Reporter missed fuel selector causing fuel starvation. Engine feathered right side and engine out landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 287841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fat tower : fat |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 287841 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As I was downwind abeam of tower I switched my fuel tanks from outboard to inboard per procedure. The right fuel selector was not moved completely to its detent position. This was not a mechanic problem but carelessness by myself. The right engine shut down from fuel starvation. Believing problem was other than fuel, I feathered engine and landed with no problem. Corrective action: use more care in switching tanks and if fuel is starved after tank transfer switch back to previous tank.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR MISSED FUEL SELECTOR CAUSING FUEL STARVATION. ENG FEATHERED R SIDE AND ENG OUT LNDG.
Narrative: AS I WAS DOWNWIND ABEAM OF TWR I SWITCHED MY FUEL TANKS FROM OUTBOARD TO INBOARD PER PROC. THE R FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOT MOVED COMPLETELY TO ITS DETENT POS. THIS WAS NOT A MECH PROB BUT CARELESSNESS BY MYSELF. THE R ENG SHUT DOWN FROM FUEL STARVATION. BELIEVING PROB WAS OTHER THAN FUEL, I FEATHERED ENG AND LANDED WITH NO PROB. CORRECTIVE ACTION: USE MORE CARE IN SWITCHING TANKS AND IF FUEL IS STARVED AFTER TANK TRANSFER SWITCH BACK TO PREVIOUS TANK.
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.