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Air taxi pilot reported a loss of power on short final likely due to fuel system management that resulted in a taxiway landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1533583 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I was a freighter flying empty coming back to ZZZ. This was my last flight of the day. I had topped both fuel tanks off prior to departing ZZZ. On short and final the engine started to lose power and start sputtering. At that time I told ZZZ tower that I had an engine failure. I then looked over at my fuel gauges and realized the left tank was reading 1/4 of a tank. I reached down and turned the fuel selector to the right tank and turned the fuel pump on. At that time the engine was still sputtering; I knew I could make a safe landing on the taxiway. Once I landed on the taxiway tower asked if I needed any assistance I told tower no and was able to get it started to taxi off the taxiway to the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air taxi pilot reported a loss of power on short final likely due to fuel system management that resulted in a taxiway landing.
Narrative: I was a freighter flying empty coming back to ZZZ. This was my last flight of the day. I had topped both fuel tanks off prior to departing ZZZ. On short and final the engine started to lose power and start sputtering. At that time I told ZZZ tower that I had an engine failure. I then looked over at my fuel gauges and realized the left tank was reading 1/4 of a tank. I reached down and turned the fuel selector to the right tank and turned the fuel pump on. At that time the engine was still sputtering; I knew I could make a safe landing on the taxiway. Once I landed on the taxiway tower asked if I needed any assistance I told tower no and was able to get it started to taxi off the taxiway to the ramp.
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.