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After suffering an engine power loss on a local flight, a pitts pilot requests landing on the closest, longest runway. Subsequent refueling required an amount equal to the book usable fuel capacity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 547462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lvk.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lvk.tower tower : grb.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | S-2 All Series |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 547462 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On final approach runway 25L, I experienced a momentary engine power loss. I lowered nose to best glide angle/speed and brought propeller pitch to high. I requested runway 25R (longer and closer runway). I was cleared to land runway 25R. Approaching threshold of runway 25R, engine regained power. I landed aircraft undamaged and taxied back to flight line. Had aircraft topped off (required fuel was equal to usable cap). I was on a local VFR flight. I misjudged fuel flow and felt I had at least 30 mins fuel remaining (fuel gauge difficult to read). Had I planned this flight with chart values of fuel flow, I feel this event would have been avoided!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER SUFFERING AN ENG PWR LOSS ON A LCL FLT, A PITTS PLT REQUESTS LNDG ON THE CLOSEST, LONGEST RWY. SUBSEQUENT REFUELING REQUIRED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE BOOK USABLE FUEL CAPACITY.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH RWY 25L, I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY ENG PWR LOSS. I LOWERED NOSE TO BEST GLIDE ANGLE/SPD AND BROUGHT PROP PITCH TO HIGH. I REQUESTED RWY 25R (LONGER AND CLOSER RWY). I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 25R. APCHING THRESHOLD OF RWY 25R, ENG REGAINED PWR. I LANDED ACFT UNDAMAGED AND TAXIED BACK TO FLT LINE. HAD ACFT TOPPED OFF (REQUIRED FUEL WAS EQUAL TO USABLE CAP). I WAS ON A LCL VFR FLT. I MISJUDGED FUEL FLOW AND FELT I HAD AT LEAST 30 MINS FUEL REMAINING (FUEL GAUGE DIFFICULT TO READ). HAD I PLANNED THIS FLT WITH CHART VALUES OF FUEL FLOW, I FEEL THIS EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED!
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.