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Private pilot of a cessna 152 landed with a fuel starvation condition and then taxied without clearance to parking since he expected the engine to quit at any moment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orl.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 593 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 445590 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel qty. ind. other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Fuel starvation occurred on short final due to a) failed to properly check fuel level in right tank due to darkness. B) busy traffic in pattern at destination. C) go around due to missed radio call. Failed to hold and contact ground due to preoccupation with fuel shortage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A CESSNA 152 LANDED WITH A FUEL STARVATION CONDITION AND THEN TAXIED WITHOUT CLRNC TO PARKING SINCE HE EXPECTED THE ENG TO QUIT AT ANY MOMENT.
Narrative: FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO A) FAILED TO PROPERLY CHK FUEL LEVEL IN R TANK DUE TO DARKNESS. B) BUSY TFC IN PATTERN AT DEST. C) GAR DUE TO MISSED RADIO CALL. FAILED TO HOLD AND CONTACT GND DUE TO PREOCCUPATION WITH FUEL SHORTAGE.
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.