Engine failure on takeoff account failed to switch tanks.

Attributes
ACN	92558
Time
Date	198808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 76 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : acy
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	92055
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We made an ILS approach and after the approach we made a touch and go. 300' above the runway we got an engine failure. Landed the plane on the left side from runway in a grass field. Nobody hurt and no damage on airplane. The cause of this was fuel mismanagement. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: report was filed with FAA. Has not received any further information from them reference the incident. Flight involved instrument instrument with a private pilot. Reporter admits he failed to double check the fuel on board and assumed the student had taken care of it. Thought there were full tanks. Was busy instructing the student after the ILS and failed to double check the fuel indicators prior to takeoff. Elected to land the aircraft rather than attempt a restart at such a low altitude. No damage or injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FAILURE ON TKOF ACCOUNT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.

Narrative: WE MADE AN ILS APCH AND AFTER THE APCH WE MADE A TOUCH AND GO. 300' ABOVE THE RWY WE GOT AN ENG FAILURE. LANDED THE PLANE ON THE LEFT SIDE FROM RWY IN A GRASS FIELD. NOBODY HURT AND NO DAMAGE ON AIRPLANE. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS FUEL MISMANAGEMENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPT WAS FILED WITH FAA. HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY FURTHER INFO FROM THEM REF THE INCIDENT. FLT INVOLVED INSTRUMENT INSTR WITH A PVT PLT. RPTR ADMITS HE FAILED TO DOUBLE CHK THE FUEL ON BOARD AND ASSUMED THE STUDENT HAD TAKEN CARE OF IT. THOUGHT THERE WERE FULL TANKS. WAS BUSY INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT AFTER THE ILS AND FAILED TO DOUBLE CHK THE FUEL INDICATORS PRIOR TO TKOF. ELECTED TO LAND THE ACFT RATHER THAN ATTEMPT A RESTART AT SUCH A LOW ALT. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.