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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft made an emergency landing off airport when the engine quit due to a fuel line break. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jwn |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 241800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lost fuel due to fuel line failure in the engine compartment. Smelled fuel and turned back towards airport. The engine started to lose RPM and quit. At this point I made the decision to put the plane down since it was very level ground along the river bottom and very sparsely populated. On inspection, found a hose clamp that had been over tightened and cut into fuel line. Failure was caused by a sharp burr in the clamp. I was in full control at all times, feel that I made the right decision to land off field.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT MADE AN EMER LNDG OFF ARPT WHEN THE ENG QUIT DUE TO A FUEL LINE BREAK. THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Narrative: LOST FUEL DUE TO FUEL LINE FAILURE IN THE ENG COMPARTMENT. SMELLED FUEL AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS ARPT. THE ENG STARTED TO LOSE RPM AND QUIT. AT THIS POINT I MADE THE DECISION TO PUT THE PLANE DOWN SINCE IT WAS VERY LEVEL GND ALONG THE RIVER BOTTOM AND VERY SPARSELY POPULATED. ON INSPECTION, FOUND A HOSE CLAMP THAT HAD BEEN OVER TIGHTENED AND CUT INTO FUEL LINE. FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SHARP BURR IN THE CLAMP. I WAS IN FULL CTL AT ALL TIMES, FEEL THAT I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO LAND OFF FIELD.
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.