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An small aircraft pilot made a precautionary landing because his fuel was leaking out of the tank quick drain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : q96 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 218920 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Fuel starvation during flight. In excess of 1 hour fuel was in right tank before initial takeoff, left tank was empty. After precautionary landing at ca highway patrol academy (no aircraft damage nor damage to objects on ground) discovered fuel quick drain running. Enough fuel was lost to cause tank to run out. This could have been prevented by not relying on 1 system (tank) when another could have been available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG BECAUSE HIS FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE TANK QUICK DRAIN.
Narrative: FUEL STARVATION DURING FLT. IN EXCESS OF 1 HR FUEL WAS IN R TANK BEFORE INITIAL TKOF, L TANK WAS EMPTY. AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT CA HWY PATROL ACADEMY (NO ACFT DAMAGE NOR DAMAGE TO OBJECTS ON GND) DISCOVERED FUEL QUICK DRAIN RUNNING. ENOUGH FUEL WAS LOST TO CAUSE TANK TO RUN OUT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY NOT RELYING ON 1 SYS (TANK) WHEN ANOTHER COULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE.
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.