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A C414 pilot, turning base at ktul, lost engine due to fuel mismanagement; was able to restart and landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tul.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tul.tower tower : mvy.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 524364 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
It was hot and very windy -- 50 knots -- I was flying plane and forgot to switch to main tanks, turning downwind to base. The right engine quit -- I declared an emergency. Hit high boost, engine re-started and I landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C414 PLT, TURNING BASE AT KTUL, LOST ENGINE DUE TO FUEL MISMANAGEMENT; WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: IT WAS HOT AND VERY WINDY -- 50 KNOTS -- I WAS FLYING PLANE AND FORGOT TO SWITCH TO MAIN TANKS, TURNING DOWNWIND TO BASE. THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT -- I DECLARED AN EMER. HIT HIGH BOOST, ENG RE-STARTED AND I LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.