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Unusual xfeed set up for fuel balancing creates an in-flight engine shutdown on a piper aest PA60 when the #1 engine stops due to fuel starvation on approach and landing at tys.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tys.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 981 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tys.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Twin Turboprop Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 633494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In cruise to balance wing tanks, I selected xfeed from right wing to left engine. The engine ran out of gas on approach. I forgot to switch back to the normal fuel position. I completed the approach and landing on 1 engine without difficulty. On the ground, I realized that fuel selector was on xfeed and the selected fuel tank was empty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNUSUAL XFEED SET UP FOR FUEL BALANCING CREATES AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN ON A PIPER AEST PA60 WHEN THE #1 ENG STOPS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ON APCH AND LNDG AT TYS.
Narrative: IN CRUISE TO BAL WING TANKS, I SELECTED XFEED FROM R WING TO L ENG. THE ENG RAN OUT OF GAS ON APCH. I FORGOT TO SWITCH BACK TO THE NORMAL FUEL POS. I COMPLETED THE APCH AND LNDG ON 1 ENG WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. ON THE GND, I REALIZED THAT FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON XFEED AND THE SELECTED FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.
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.