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DA20 flight instructor reported an engine failure and successful landing in a field. Post maintenance inspection revealed a fuel line clip had come loose as the fuel line vibrated and failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1439917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| 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 | DA20-C1 Eclipse |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Line Fittings & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 900 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
My student and I left for a local instructional flight from ZZZ; which I expected to last for about an hour and a half. We departed toward the southeast and we did some maneuvers. We then did a practice diversion to ZZZ1; did a landing; and departed to the northwest. When we were about 15 miles away from ZZZ1; I had the student descend to 1300 MSL; about 800 AGL; for turns around a point. During the maneuver; the engine stopped running and we could only get it to run at idle. I took flight controls and pointed us toward a field and my student checked mixture; verified fuel pump was on; cycled the magnetos; and turned the prime on. On our final approach to the field; I extended the flaps to landing (fully extended) and then we slowed to 60 on final approach. My student secured the engine by pulling the mixture to idle; closing the fuel shut off valve; turning off the magnetos; and also turned off the aircraft electrical system. The aircraft touched down and we brought the aircraft to a stop in the field and then I called our flight dispatcher. The problem is believed to be an issue with the aircraft's fuel system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA20 flight instructor reported an engine failure and successful landing in a field. Post maintenance inspection revealed a fuel line clip had come loose as the fuel line vibrated and failed.
Narrative: My student and I left for a local instructional flight from ZZZ; which I expected to last for about an hour and a half. We departed toward the southeast and we did some maneuvers. We then did a practice diversion to ZZZ1; did a landing; and departed to the northwest. When we were about 15 miles away from ZZZ1; I had the student descend to 1300 MSL; about 800 AGL; for turns around a point. During the maneuver; the engine stopped running and we could only get it to run at idle. I took flight controls and pointed us toward a field and my student checked mixture; verified fuel pump was on; cycled the magnetos; and turned the prime on. On our final approach to the field; I extended the flaps to landing (fully extended) and then we slowed to 60 on final approach. My student secured the engine by pulling the mixture to idle; closing the fuel shut off valve; turning off the magnetos; and also turned off the aircraft electrical system. The aircraft touched down and we brought the aircraft to a stop in the field and then I called our flight dispatcher. The problem is believed to be an issue with the aircraft's fuel system.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.