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At-6 pilot reports possible fuel starvation at 4;500 feet and after switching tanks; turns toward a nearby airport. The wobble pump is used during approach and the engine resumes normal operation; but the approach is continued to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1101709 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Texan T6/Harvard (Antique) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Selector |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Sea |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I was on a return trip in a north american at-6 when my engine coughed. I immediately looked down to switch my fuel selector from left reserve to the right tank; the fuel selector was on left; not left reserve. I also saw that I had plenty of fuel in the left tank. Once on the right tank; I began using the manual wobble pump. After several pumps and no response; I declared an emergency; and turned for ZZZ; which was directly off of my wing. Once in contact with tower; having gotten the gear down and established on a safe approach; I resumed manual wobble pump. On final the engine resumed; and I landed safely. I was able to taxi to the FBO under my own power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT-6 pilot reports possible fuel starvation at 4;500 feet and after switching tanks; turns toward a nearby airport. The wobble pump is used during approach and the engine resumes normal operation; but the approach is continued to landing.
Narrative: I was on a return trip in a North American AT-6 when my engine coughed. I immediately looked down to switch my fuel selector from left reserve to the right tank; the fuel selector was on left; not left reserve. I also saw that I had plenty of fuel in the left tank. Once on the right tank; I began using the manual wobble pump. After several pumps and no response; I declared an emergency; and turned for ZZZ; which was directly off of my wing. Once in contact with Tower; having gotten the gear down and established on a safe approach; I resumed manual wobble pump. On final the engine resumed; and I landed safely. I was able to taxi to the FBO under my own power.
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.