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A BE95 student and instructor pilot reported that the left engine failed due to fuel starvation because the student had mistakenly placed the fuel selector switch to 'off' instead of 'main tank' during the before landing checklist. The instructor discovered and corrected the problem and subsequently restarted the engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1473826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BNA.Airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Travelair 95 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 260 Flight Crew Type 1 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
The incident happened while tracking the ILS inbound to 20 center at bna. This being my first flight in this aircraft; as well as my first flight in a multi engine aircraft; I was still adjusting to the aircraft while I also attempted to run through the pre-landing check list. One of the items on this list is to switch the fuel lines from auxiliary to mains; and in doing so I unknowingly switched the fuel line to the left engine into the off position instead of the main position. The engine began to fail; and at this time; unbeknownst to us; the comm button on the copilot side got stuck. We declared the engine out but failed to receive any transmissions back from tower for several minutes. After troubleshooting the issue; we uncovered my mistake and successfully restarted the engine and continued the approach. It wasn't until we were clear of the active runway that we were able to resolve the comms issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE95 Student and Instructor Pilot reported that the left engine failed due to fuel starvation because the student had mistakenly placed the fuel selector switch to 'OFF' instead of 'MAIN TANK' during the Before Landing Checklist. The instructor discovered and corrected the problem and subsequently restarted the engine.
Narrative: The incident happened while tracking the ILS inbound to 20 center at BNA. This being my first flight in this aircraft; as well as my first flight in a multi engine aircraft; I was still adjusting to the aircraft while I also attempted to run through the pre-landing check list. One of the items on this list is to switch the fuel lines from auxiliary to mains; and in doing so I unknowingly switched the fuel line to the left engine into the off position instead of the main position. The engine began to fail; and at this time; unbeknownst to us; the comm button on the copilot side got stuck. We declared the engine out but failed to receive any transmissions back from tower for several minutes. After troubleshooting the issue; we uncovered my mistake and successfully restarted the engine and continued the approach. It wasn't until we were clear of the active runway that we were able to resolve the comms issue.
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.