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A PA32 pilot, departing galena, ak (paga) experienced an engine failure at approximately 1000 ft. A return to paga was initiated without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550161 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : fueling |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 550161 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I used jet-a by error. During downwind while switching tanks the engine failed. No problems during the base to final turn, or landing. The fuel location only had 1 cylindrical tank. I initially tried to use the #1 pump which was 100LL octane. The previous user of pump #1 had jammed up the hose while rewinding it electrically on its roller and then gathered up the remainder of the hose and piled it up between pump #1 and pump #2. The hose to the rollers were both identical in color and the #1 hose was hanging off some valves over pump #2. Unknown to me was the fact that the hose was now covering the jet a sign. As a result I fueled my aircraft with jet-a instead of 100LL octane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter revealed that, a few days after his experience, signs were installed at the individual fuel counters allowing positive identify of the fuel being pumped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32 PLT, DEPARTING GALENA, AK (PAGA) EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE AT APPROX 1000 FT. A RETURN TO PAGA WAS INITIATED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: I USED JET-A BY ERROR. DURING DOWNWIND WHILE SWITCHING TANKS THE ENG FAILED. NO PROBS DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN, OR LNDG. THE FUEL LOCATION ONLY HAD 1 CYLINDRICAL TANK. I INITIALLY TRIED TO USE THE #1 PUMP WHICH WAS 100LL OCTANE. THE PREVIOUS USER OF PUMP #1 HAD JAMMED UP THE HOSE WHILE REWINDING IT ELECTRICALLY ON ITS ROLLER AND THEN GATHERED UP THE REMAINDER OF THE HOSE AND PILED IT UP BTWN PUMP #1 AND PUMP #2. THE HOSE TO THE ROLLERS WERE BOTH IDENTICAL IN COLOR AND THE #1 HOSE WAS HANGING OFF SOME VALVES OVER PUMP #2. UNKNOWN TO ME WAS THE FACT THAT THE HOSE WAS NOW COVERING THE JET A SIGN. AS A RESULT I FUELED MY ACFT WITH JET-A INSTEAD OF 100LL OCTANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR REVEALED THAT, A FEW DAYS AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE, SIGNS WERE INSTALLED AT THE INDIVIDUAL FUEL COUNTERS ALLOWING POSITIVE IDENT OF THE FUEL BEING PUMPED.
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.