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Pilot of small aircraft twin engine aircraft inadvertently descended below minimum prescribed altitude due to temporary loss of 1 engine due to fuel starvation mismgmnt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ind airport : i14 |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind tower : pir |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 234830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had departed I14 at approximately XA00 EST on a flight to fwa. I contacted fwa approach and proceeded to photograph 5 sites. Finished my fwa sites and returned to ind to photo approximately 20 more sites. I proceeded to contact ind approach control on frequency 124.95. Radar contact was accomplished and I flew from site to site. Sometime between XB00 and XC00 EST, I inadvertently ran 1 gas tank dry. At the time I was 1000 ft to 1100 ft AGL. By the time my engine restarted I lost about 300 ft. No low altitude alert was issued by ATC nor did I declare an emergency. After restart I climbed immediately to safe altitude, finished my sites and landed at I14. That day I logged 8.9 hours of continuous flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA TWIN ENG ACFT INADVERTENTLY DSNDED BELOW MINIMUM PRESCRIBED ALT DUE TO TEMPORARY LOSS OF 1 ENG DUE TO FUEL STARVATION MISMGMNT.
Narrative: I HAD DEPARTED I14 AT APPROX XA00 EST ON A FLT TO FWA. I CONTACTED FWA APCH AND PROCEEDED TO PHOTOGRAPH 5 SITES. FINISHED MY FWA SITES AND RETURNED TO IND TO PHOTO APPROX 20 MORE SITES. I PROCEEDED TO CONTACT IND APCH CTL ON FREQ 124.95. RADAR CONTACT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND I FLEW FROM SITE TO SITE. SOMETIME BTWN XB00 AND XC00 EST, I INADVERTENTLY RAN 1 GAS TANK DRY. AT THE TIME I WAS 1000 FT TO 1100 FT AGL. BY THE TIME MY ENG RESTARTED I LOST ABOUT 300 FT. NO LOW ALT ALERT WAS ISSUED BY ATC NOR DID I DECLARE AN EMER. AFTER RESTART I CLBED IMMEDIATELY TO SAFE ALT, FINISHED MY SITES AND LANDED AT I14. THAT DAY I LOGGED 8.9 HRS OF CONTINUOUS FLYING.
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.