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A36TN bonanza pilot reported accidentally switching on the boost pump causing an engine failure at low altitude; resulting in an off-runway landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1568978 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| 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 | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Booster Pump |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 300 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
[It was a] normal pattern to a base leg. After deploying flaps; the boost pump was accidentally switched on; which flooded the engine and caused a total loss of engine power. Due to the low altitude and the flaps being fully deployed; the aircraft could not glide to the runway; so I made the decision to take control and land off to the left side just short of the runway. The aircraft stopped rolling approximately 25 feet before the runway threshold. There appears to be no damage to the area where the landing occurred or to the aircraft itself. There is no sign of mechanical failure; only pilot error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A36TN Bonanza pilot reported accidentally switching on the boost pump causing an engine failure at low altitude; resulting in an off-runway landing.
Narrative: [It was a] normal pattern to a base leg. After deploying flaps; the boost pump was accidentally switched on; which flooded the engine and caused a total loss of engine power. Due to the low altitude and the flaps being fully deployed; the aircraft could not glide to the runway; so I made the decision to take control and land off to the left side just short of the runway. The aircraft stopped rolling approximately 25 feet before the runway threshold. There appears to be no damage to the area where the landing occurred or to the aircraft itself. There is no sign of mechanical failure; only pilot error.
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.