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An rv-6A air demonstration pilot leaves his formation at a low altitude for an emergency on airport landing when his engine driven pump fails near his airport at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 595744 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At XA30, I was performing a formation demonstration flight in ZZZ, us. I was flight lead of a flight of seven. I had an alarm on fuel pressure, and a few seconds later the engine coughed. I immediately pitched up and out of the flight and advised the airbus I was landing. The engine stopped making power. I xferred the flight responsibilities to my #4 as briefed. The air boss cleared me to land. I landed on the runway without incident. Upon stopping, I engaged the electrical fuel pump and the engine restarted. I taxied to parking. Further investigation revealed a failed mechanical fuel pump. As a corrective action, I will engage my electric fuel pump when flying low level formation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN RV-6A AIR DEMONSTRATION PLT LEAVES HIS FORMATION AT A LOW ALT FOR AN EMER ON ARPT LNDG WHEN HIS ENG DRIVEN PUMP FAILS NEAR HIS ARPT AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: AT XA30, I WAS PERFORMING A FORMATION DEMONSTRATION FLT IN ZZZ, US. I WAS FLT LEAD OF A FLT OF SEVEN. I HAD AN ALARM ON FUEL PRESSURE, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENG COUGHED. I IMMEDIATELY PITCHED UP AND OUT OF THE FLT AND ADVISED THE AIRBUS I WAS LNDG. THE ENG STOPPED MAKING PWR. I XFERRED THE FLT RESPONSIBILITIES TO MY #4 AS BRIEFED. THE AIR BOSS CLRED ME TO LAND. I LANDED ON THE RWY WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON STOPPING, I ENGAGED THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP AND THE ENG RESTARTED. I TAXIED TO PARKING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILED MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP. AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, I WILL ENGAGE MY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WHEN FLYING LOW LEVEL FORMATION.
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.