ENG FAIL. OFF ARPT LNDG. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION.

1995-09 · NASA ASRS report 315178

Date: 1995-09 · Aircraft: Cessna 150

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ENG FAIL. OFF ARPT LNDG. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative

THERE WAS NO CONCERN OF FUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT BOTH THE FUEL INDICATORS SHOWED AMPLE QUANTITY AND THE NAV LOG CALCULATION DETERMINED ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE NEW DEST AND ALSO HAVE ENOUGH FOR VFR RESERVES. VECTORED FOR RADAR IDENT AND FOR TFC AVOIDANCE. RECEIVED HARVARD YOUNG ARPT IN SIGHT; TERMINATED RADAR SVC AND PROCEEDED DIRECT TO HARVARD YOUNG. LOST ENG PWR AT 1400 FT AGL. SIMULTANEOUSLY I PROCEEDED WITH THE EMER CHKLIST AND LOCATED VARIOUS LNDG OPTIONS. EMER LNDG CHKLIST COMPLETED. RULED OUT LNDG AT HARVARD YOUNG BECAUSE OF OBSTACLES AND ALT (HOUSES; STORES). DECIDED NOT TO LAND ON HWY BECAUSE OF TFC AND PWR LINES. DETERMINED THAT THE BEST OPTION WAS TO LAND IN AN UNINHABITED FIELD 2 MI E OF HARVARD YOUNG. ON TOUCHDOWN I ENCOUNTERED ROCKS AND THE ACFT CAME TO A REST. AFTER TOUCHDOWN: 1) VERIFIED VERBALLY PAX'S CONDITION; 2) VACATED ACFT; 3) CONTACTED AUTHS (911; TULSA ARPT; FAA); 4) COMPLETED POLICE RPT; 5) CONTACTED MR X TO REMOVE ACFT AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE. CONCLUSION: THE ACFT'S ENG WAS NOT RECEIVING THE ADEQUATE SOURCE OF FUEL. INST INDICATED FUEL AND SO DID THE CALCULATIONS. MR X BELIEVES THERE COULD BE PROBS WITH THE FUEL HOSES ALONG WITH THE VENTURI. THE VENTURI HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED ON THE LAST ANNUAL OF THE ACFT.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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