1993-02 · NASA ASRS report 235065
FUEL EXHAUSTION; DEAD STICK LNDG ON ARPT.
ON THIS DAY MY STUDENT AND I WERE DOING A SERIES OF TOUCH-AND-GOES IN THE TFC PATTERN AT AVP. WHILE IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR; WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER CLBING ABOUT 500 FT AGL WE LOST PARTIAL PWR N OUR ENG DUE TO A LACK OF FUEL. THE STUDENT HAD LET THE TANK RUN DRY. AFTER THIS HAPPENED; WE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO THE OTHER MAIN TANK; THIS BEING THE L. WE COULD NOT GET THE ENG TO START AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND TOLD ATC OF THE PROB. THEY CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 4. WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 22. WE GLIDED SAFELY TO A LNDG AND COASTED OFF THE RWY. AFTERWARDS THE TUG CAME AND TOWED US IN. WE COULD NOT START THE ACFT. DURING THE WHOLE INCIDENT I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO COMMUNICATE WITH ATC AND GOT A CLRNC TO LAND. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A PRIORITY SIT. I HAD TALKED TO GND CTL AFTER THE EVENT AND THEY DID NOT REQUEST THAT I GIVE THEM ANY KIND OF A RPT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE TO PAY MORE ATTN TO THE PRELNDG CHK. WE USED THE GUMP CHK AND HE SAID HE CHKED THE GAS; BUT IN REALITY; HE WAS JUST SAYING THE CHK AND NOT PERFORMING IT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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