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Aircraft landed short of the intended runway while attempting forced landing after engine failure. Some aircraft damage no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0o5 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 108178 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon switching from an exhausted fuel tank, engine did not restart. Glided to a landing at davis university airport struck a low chicken wire fence and associated steel stakes. Dents to leading edge of both wings and underbelly. No damage to landing gear, no injuries. Came to rest 30 feet from the numbers of the runway. Did not utilize the electric boost fuel pump which may have restarted the engine. Did not switch to the full tank soon enough to avoid stopping of the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE INTENDED RWY WHILE ATTEMPTING FORCED LNDG AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. SOME ACFT DAMAGE NO INJURIES.
Narrative: UPON SWITCHING FROM AN EXHAUSTED FUEL TANK, ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. GLIDED TO A LNDG AT DAVIS UNIVERSITY ARPT STRUCK A LOW CHICKEN WIRE FENCE AND ASSOCIATED STEEL STAKES. DENTS TO LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS AND UNDERBELLY. NO DAMAGE TO LNDG GEAR, NO INJURIES. CAME TO REST 30 FEET FROM THE NUMBERS OF THE RWY. DID NOT UTILIZE THE ELECTRIC BOOST FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY HAVE RESTARTED THE ENGINE. DID NOT SWITCH TO THE FULL TANK SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID STOPPING OF THE ENGINE.
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.