C150 PLT LANDS OFF FIELD AFTER ENG FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

2004-04 · NASA ASRS report 614799

Date: 2004-04 · Aircraft: Cessna 150 · Phase: descent

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-fuel-exhaustion

Synopsis

C150 PLT LANDS OFF FIELD AFTER ENG FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative

I DEPARTED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE FULL FUEL ON BOARD (3.8 HRS). I LEFT THE PATTERN; HDG N OF THE FIELD TO DO SOME PRACTICE MANEUVERS. AFTER 25 MINS; I RETURNED TO PLAN A TRIP TO MVM. I DETERMINED THAT THE TOTAL FUEL BURN WOULD BE 10.1 GALLONS -- LEAVING MORE THAN 30 MINS OF RESERVE FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE 106 NM TRIP. AFTER REACHING 3000 FT; I LEANED THE ACFT OUT FOR THE BEST OPERATING RANGE. THE TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHILE AT MVM; I EXECUTED 3 TOUCH-AND-GOES; THEN HEADED BACK. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS INTO THE RETURN TRIP; I DETERMINED I WAS OFF COURSE NEAR LRG. AFTER REFERRING TO A SECTIONAL MAP; I DETERMINED A HDG. USING THIS HDG; I RETURNED TO THE DEP POINT. I ENTERED THE PATTERN ON THE DOWNWIND TO RWY 30. WHILE ON FINAL; THE ACFT WAS HIGH ON THE GS AND I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE LNDG AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. AT ABOUT 3/4 DOWN THE RWY; THE ENG SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN. I PITCHED THE NOSE FORWARD THEN ADJUSTED THE ACFT TO A SAFE ALT FOR BEST GLIDE; BUT THE WINGS BEGAN TO STALL. THE L WING WAS STALLING WORSE THAN THE R. THE ACFT WAS BUFFETING AND STARTED TO THE L. I THEN PITCHED THE NOSE FORWARD AND SAW I WAS GOING TO HIT TREES; SO I PITCHED UP ONE LAST TIME. I LANDED ABOUT 400 FT L OF THE RWY. AFTER I CHKED THE HOBBS METER; I HAD BEEN INFLT 3.2 HRS TOTAL.

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

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