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DHC2 pilot reports engine stoppage during taxi out for takeoff and the inability to get it restarted. The harbor patrol and a good samaritan render assistance. Post flight revealed that the reporter had fueled his aircraft with jet-a.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1047128 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beaver DHC-2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Sea Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 7500 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I left the dock to taxi to the north end of the lake for takeoff in to the wind; which was 15-25 KTS out of the south. The taxi took approximately 15 minutes. I turned around to takeoff; and the engine quit. It would not restart. Some good samaritan's came out to help when they saw the aircraft drifting quickly towards obstacles. Harbor patrol also came out to help. I had my one and only passenger don a life vest and get into the good samaritan's boat. The two vessels were able to secure to both pontoons; and towed me without incident back to the dock. Upon further investigation; it came to light that I had incorrectly put jet-a fuel in the piston aircraft. This is what caused the engine to quit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC2 pilot reports engine stoppage during taxi out for takeoff and the inability to get it restarted. The Harbor Patrol and a good Samaritan render assistance. Post flight revealed that the reporter had fueled his aircraft with Jet-A.
Narrative: I left the dock to taxi to the north end of the lake for takeoff in to the wind; which was 15-25 KTS out of the south. The taxi took approximately 15 minutes. I turned around to takeoff; and the engine quit. It would not restart. Some Good Samaritan's came out to help when they saw the aircraft drifting quickly towards obstacles. Harbor Patrol also came out to help. I had my one and only passenger don a life vest and get into the Good Samaritan's boat. The two vessels were able to secure to both pontoons; and towed me without incident back to the dock. Upon further investigation; it came to light that I had incorrectly put Jet-A fuel in the piston aircraft. This is what caused the engine to quit.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.