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Small aircraft 2 engine aircraft on final to airport. Left engine ran out of fuel 2 miles from runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 125192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ves |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 1862 |
| ASRS Report | 125192 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Left newark, ohio (2i8) going to muncie indiana (mie). Calculating an hour fuel left in both tanks. Planned on landing at darke county airport for fuel. Left engine ran out on about a 2 mi final for that runway. Fuel was unavailable at the time at newark, ohio. I had planned refueling there but according to my calculations I had approximately 1 hour fuel left in each tank. Left engine ran out 47 mins after takeoff on final to darke county. No damage to anything except my pride and reputation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA 2 ENGINE ACFT ON FINAL TO ARPT. LEFT ENGINE RAN OUT OF FUEL 2 MILES FROM RWY.
Narrative: LEFT NEWARK, OHIO (2I8) GOING TO MUNCIE INDIANA (MIE). CALCULATING AN HR FUEL LEFT IN BOTH TANKS. PLANNED ON LNDG AT DARKE COUNTY ARPT FOR FUEL. LEFT ENGINE RAN OUT ON ABOUT A 2 MI FINAL FOR THAT RWY. FUEL WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME AT NEWARK, OHIO. I HAD PLANNED REFUELING THERE BUT ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS I HAD APPROX 1 HR FUEL LEFT IN EACH TANK. LEFT ENGINE RAN OUT 47 MINS AFTER TKOF ON FINAL TO DARKE COUNTY. NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING EXCEPT MY PRIDE AND REPUTATION.
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.