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ATC did not hear pilot of small aircraft twin engine aircraft request cancellation of his IFR flight plan when turning back to originating airport due to an engine failure emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 204389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sem |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 204389 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Right engine stoppage due to fuel problem. Problem later found out to be fuel valve malfunction. Requested center for immediate deviation back to sebring airport. Requested cancellation of IFR flight plan and began turn back to airport. Center apparently did not hear my first request for IFR cancellation. Made second request after center questioned turn back to sebring. Landed at sebring without further incident and found fuel imbalance in tanks due to fuel valve malfunction. Corrected and continued flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC DID NOT HEAR PLT OF SMA TWIN ENG ACFT REQUEST CANCELLATION OF HIS IFR FLT PLAN WHEN TURNING BACK TO ORIGINATING ARPT DUE TO AN ENG FAILURE EMER.
Narrative: R ENG STOPPAGE DUE TO FUEL PROBLEM. PROBLEM LATER FOUND OUT TO BE FUEL VALVE MALFUNCTION. REQUESTED CTR FOR IMMEDIATE DEV BACK TO SEBRING ARPT. REQUESTED CANCELLATION OF IFR FLT PLAN AND BEGAN TURN BACK TO ARPT. CTR APPARENTLY DID NOT HEAR MY FIRST REQUEST FOR IFR CANCELLATION. MADE SECOND REQUEST AFTER CTR QUESTIONED TURN BACK TO SEBRING. LANDED AT SEBRING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND FOUND FUEL IMBALANCE IN TANKS DUE TO FUEL VALVE MALFUNCTION. CORRECTED AND CONTINUED FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.