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A PA28-180 pilot admits that he ran a tank dry with fuel in the other tank. Error admitted. Off airport landing. Aircraft damaged nose gear, propeller, right main gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350199 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 01c |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 130 agl bound upper : 130 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 350199 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On final approach, encountered headwind which incurred need for additional power. When power was applied, engine balked. Pulled off and reapplied power. Engine quit, resulting in landing short of runway 27 resulting in nosewheel collapse and right main gear damage. Several mi from airport I observed the left fuel tank gauge reading low but not empty. I made a straight-in final of about 2 mi. Approximately one fourth mi from runway, engine balked and I tried to reapply power, engine quit. By this time I'm 100-150 ft above ground, and with the headwind, I can see I'm not going to make runway resulting in landing short of runway and damaging aircraft. In checking fuel remaining, I found the fuel gauge inaccurate. Appears as incident caused by fuel management. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter admits that he ran one tank dry with 12 gallons left in the other tank. He landed in rough terrain short of grant, mi, airport, 01C. He had only 5 seconds to touchdown. The nose gear and propeller were damaged, and parts are on order.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-180 PLT ADMITS THAT HE RAN A TANK DRY WITH FUEL IN THE OTHER TANK. ERROR ADMITTED. OFF ARPT LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, PROP, R MAIN GEAR.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH, ENCOUNTERED HEADWIND WHICH INCURRED NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PWR. WHEN PWR WAS APPLIED, ENG BALKED. PULLED OFF AND REAPPLIED PWR. ENG QUIT, RESULTING IN LNDG SHORT OF RWY 27 RESULTING IN NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSE AND R MAIN GEAR DAMAGE. SEVERAL MI FROM ARPT I OBSERVED THE L FUEL TANK GAUGE READING LOW BUT NOT EMPTY. I MADE A STRAIGHT-IN FINAL OF ABOUT 2 MI. APPROX ONE FOURTH MI FROM RWY, ENG BALKED AND I TRIED TO REAPPLY PWR, ENG QUIT. BY THIS TIME I'M 100-150 FT ABOVE GND, AND WITH THE HEADWIND, I CAN SEE I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE RWY RESULTING IN LNDG SHORT OF RWY AND DAMAGING ACFT. IN CHKING FUEL REMAINING, I FOUND THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE. APPEARS AS INCIDENT CAUSED BY FUEL MGMNT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR ADMITS THAT HE RAN ONE TANK DRY WITH 12 GALLONS LEFT IN THE OTHER TANK. HE LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN SHORT OF GRANT, MI, ARPT, 01C. HE HAD ONLY 5 SECONDS TO TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP WERE DAMAGED, AND PARTS ARE ON ORDER.
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.