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Pilot of BE35 selects wrong fuel tank for landing and suffers fuel starvation. Pilot and passenger combine forces to accomplish successful off field landing with the gear retracted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 609797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abr.airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 609797 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 609658 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Prior to entering the traffic pattern for landing on runway 17, I thought I had selected the fullest fuel tank. On the turn from base to final the engine lost power. I thought I selected the correct tank, but was wrong. I continued to pump wobble pump trying to get fuel to the engine to no avail. While I was pumping aircraft wobble pump the other aircraft occupant was flying the airplane and selected a field for an emergency landing. The other occupant was able to land aircraft with the gear up safely in the field, and no injuries occurred. Supplemental information from acn 609658: the pilot panicked and threw the control over to the right side to me. All I had time to do was safely land the aircraft in an open field with the gear up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF BE35 SELECTS WRONG FUEL TANK FOR LNDG AND SUFFERS FUEL STARVATION. PLT AND PAX COMBINE FORCES TO ACCOMPLISH SUCCESSFUL OFF FIELD LNDG WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.
Narrative: PRIOR TO ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FOR LNDG ON RWY 17, I THOUGHT I HAD SELECTED THE FULLEST FUEL TANK. ON THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL THE ENG LOST PWR. I THOUGHT I SELECTED THE CORRECT TANK, BUT WAS WRONG. I CONTINUED TO PUMP WOBBLE PUMP TRYING TO GET FUEL TO THE ENG TO NO AVAIL. WHILE I WAS PUMPING ACFT WOBBLE PUMP THE OTHER ACFT OCCUPANT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AND SELECTED A FIELD FOR AN EMER LNDG. THE OTHER OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO LAND ACFT WITH THE GEAR UP SAFELY IN THE FIELD, AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 609658: THE PLT PANICKED AND THREW THE CTL OVER TO THE R SIDE TO ME. ALL I HAD TIME TO DO WAS SAFELY LAND THE ACFT IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH THE GEAR UP.
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.