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Flight crew of a turboprop powered parachute drop aircraft moved the fuel lever to cutoff on short final; believing they were extending flaps for landing. Land short of runway with no damage or injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 824877 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 105 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 5100 Flight Crew Type 120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Other Off Airport Landing |
Narrative:
While descending from a parachute drop at 14;000 ft; I allowed another pilot; new to the aircraft; to fly. In the course of a 360 degree turn to descend; he got below the visual GS for runway. I told him to slow the airspeed and at 130 KTS to lower the flaps. I did not assure that he reached for the flap handle and; instead; he selected the fuel lever and moved it to idle cutoff. As there was not time for a restart; I performed a soft-field landing about 60 meters short of the runway. We came to a stop; without damage; with the nosewheel on the runway and the main gear in the dirt. Contributing to this event was the fact that this was my first day in almost 4 months flying this model aircraft. I should have immediately feathered the propeller with the power loss. I would then have made the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew of a turboprop powered parachute drop aircraft moved the fuel lever to cutoff on short final; believing they were extending flaps for landing. Land short of runway with no damage or injuries.
Narrative: While descending from a parachute drop at 14;000 FT; I allowed another pilot; new to the aircraft; to fly. In the course of a 360 degree turn to descend; he got below the visual GS for runway. I told him to slow the airspeed and at 130 KTS to lower the flaps. I did not assure that he reached for the flap handle and; instead; he selected the fuel lever and moved it to idle cutoff. As there was not time for a restart; I performed a soft-field landing about 60 meters short of the runway. We came to a stop; without damage; with the nosewheel on the runway and the main gear in the dirt. Contributing to this event was the fact that this was my first day in almost 4 months flying this model aircraft. I should have immediately feathered the propeller with the power loss. I would then have made the runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.