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C150 pilot ran the left fuel tank dry, and made a forced off airport landing in a hayfield, when the right tank fuel would not feed to the engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596202 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : efk.airport |
| State Reference | VT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 596202 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
At XA00 EDT, oct/fri/03, while flying from ith to efk, experienced a power failure, 13 mi south of efk. Left wing tank (13 gals) was empty while right was full 3/4. Made uneventful landing in hayfield. Added 10 gals of gas to left tank, restarted, ground checked (extensively), then performed 'text book' short/soft field takeoff and landed at efk. Aircraft will be examined at efk to determine fuel blockage cause. (Fuel system is quite simple -- two 13 gals wing tanks connected together with on-off switch valve, then common line to engine.) right tank with 13 gals should have drained into either empty left tank, or directly into engine gascolator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 PLT RAN THE L FUEL TANK DRY, AND MADE A FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG IN A HAYFIELD, WHEN THE R TANK FUEL WOULD NOT FEED TO THE ENG.
Narrative: AT XA00 EDT, OCT/FRI/03, WHILE FLYING FROM ITH TO EFK, EXPERIENCED A PWR FAILURE, 13 MI S OF EFK. L WING TANK (13 GALS) WAS EMPTY WHILE R WAS FULL 3/4. MADE UNEVENTFUL LNDG IN HAYFIELD. ADDED 10 GALS OF GAS TO L TANK, RESTARTED, GND CHKED (EXTENSIVELY), THEN PERFORMED 'TEXT BOOK' SHORT/SOFT FIELD TKOF AND LANDED AT EFK. ACFT WILL BE EXAMINED AT EFK TO DETERMINE FUEL BLOCKAGE CAUSE. (FUEL SYS IS QUITE SIMPLE -- TWO 13 GALS WING TANKS CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH ON-OFF SWITCH VALVE, THEN COMMON LINE TO ENG.) R TANK WITH 13 GALS SHOULD HAVE DRAINED INTO EITHER EMPTY L TANK, OR DIRECTLY INTO ENG GASCOLATOR.
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.