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A hugh's 300C pilot makes a precautionary landing next to a restaurant due to a faulty low fuel warning light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595071 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time total : 135 |
| ASRS Report | 595071 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : warning light other flight crewa |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was flying a helicopter. I got low fuel light flickering, then came on steady. My gauge showed 15 gallons left. So, I brought aircraft down to about 20 ft off ohio river, then I hovered over to grassy flat spot at a restaurant on the river. 3 people came up to me and cussed me for landing so close, so I checked my fuel visually and saw I had enough and took aircraft back to base. My mechanic found grounded low fuel and fixed it. I have a copy of mechanic's findings and a bill. To sum this all up, I did an emergency landing and made a few people mad. I do know the owner of the restaurant, and I have their permission to land. The fuel light was faulty and has been repaired.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HUGH'S 300C PLT MAKES A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG NEXT TO A RESTAURANT DUE TO A FAULTY LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A HELI. I GOT LOW FUEL LIGHT FLICKERING, THEN CAME ON STEADY. MY GAUGE SHOWED 15 GALLONS LEFT. SO, I BROUGHT ACFT DOWN TO ABOUT 20 FT OFF OHIO RIVER, THEN I HOVERED OVER TO GRASSY FLAT SPOT AT A RESTAURANT ON THE RIVER. 3 PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND CUSSED ME FOR LNDG SO CLOSE, SO I CHKED MY FUEL VISUALLY AND SAW I HAD ENOUGH AND TOOK ACFT BACK TO BASE. MY MECH FOUND GNDED LOW FUEL AND FIXED IT. I HAVE A COPY OF MECH'S FINDINGS AND A BILL. TO SUM THIS ALL UP, I DID AN EMER LNDG AND MADE A FEW PEOPLE MAD. I DO KNOW THE OWNER OF THE RESTAURANT, AND I HAVE THEIR PERMISSION TO LAND. THE FUEL LIGHT WAS FAULTY AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED.
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.