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A C152 CFI flies his aircraft with less fuel than required to satisfy the 30 min VFR requirement after dipping his tanks at W05, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526945 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fdk.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| 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 | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 526945 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft is based at W05. Fuel farm was down for repairs. Flight was BFR instructional. Both fuel tank indicators showed just below 1/4 tank. Each tank has 13 gallon capacity. Fuel stick seemed to verify that there were at least 3 gallons in each tank. The flight to fdk is 15 mins. I determined we could reach fdk with at least 45 mins of fuel remaining, which exceeds the 30 min VFR required. Reached airport with no problems. Had both tanks topped off. If pump indicator is accurate, it indicated we only had 1.5 gallons remaining. This is less than the 30 min requirement. No accident, incident, or injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 CFI FLIES HIS ACFT WITH LESS FUEL THAN REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE 30 MIN VFR REQUIREMENT AFTER DIPPING HIS TANKS AT W05, MD.
Narrative: ACFT IS BASED AT W05. FUEL FARM WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS. FLT WAS BFR INSTRUCTIONAL. BOTH FUEL TANK INDICATORS SHOWED JUST BELOW 1/4 TANK. EACH TANK HAS 13 GALLON CAPACITY. FUEL STICK SEEMED TO VERIFY THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 3 GALLONS IN EACH TANK. THE FLT TO FDK IS 15 MINS. I DETERMINED WE COULD REACH FDK WITH AT LEAST 45 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING, WHICH EXCEEDS THE 30 MIN VFR REQUIRED. REACHED ARPT WITH NO PROBS. HAD BOTH TANKS TOPPED OFF. IF PUMP INDICATOR IS ACCURATE, IT INDICATED WE ONLY HAD 1.5 GALLONS REMAINING. THIS IS LESS THAN THE 30 MIN REQUIREMENT. NO ACCIDENT, INCIDENT, OR INJURIES.
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.