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Pilot of a mooney MO2J made forced landing on a controled airport after the engine quit due to fuel starvation. Pilot found that the fuel line to available fuel was plugged with ice.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psm |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 427283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
Narrative:
While in cruise flight, I switched tanks and found that the other tank was not delivering fuel. I suspected an iced- up fuel line. I switched back to the other tank and decided to divert to pease airport. The engine quit due to fuel starvation during the descent. On the ground, the tank with the blockage was found with 15 gals of fuel. The other tank was empty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A MOONEY MO2J MADE FORCED LNDG ON A CTLED ARPT AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PLT FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE TO AVAILABLE FUEL WAS PLUGGED WITH ICE.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, I SWITCHED TANKS AND FOUND THAT THE OTHER TANK WAS NOT DELIVERING FUEL. I SUSPECTED AN ICED- UP FUEL LINE. I SWITCHED BACK TO THE OTHER TANK AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO PEASE ARPT. THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION DURING THE DSCNT. ON THE GND, THE TANK WITH THE BLOCKAGE WAS FOUND WITH 15 GALS OF FUEL. THE OTHER TANK WAS EMPTY.
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.