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Pilot of small aircraft sel glider tow aircraft experienced engine failure during taxi into position for a tow due to complete fuel exhaustion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : w73 |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 242581 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On incident day, engine quit from complete fuel exhaustion while I was taxiing into position for 13TH tow of day (we also start the day with 1 brief warm-up hop around the pattern before towing). Overall, I ascribe my fuel exhaustion incident to low time in type, complacency, reliance on inaccurate information, and self-imposed pressure to launch 'just 1 more' glider when the WX suddenly improved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA SEL GLIDER TOW ACFT EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE DURING TAXI INTO POS FOR A TOW DUE TO COMPLETE FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Narrative: ON INCIDENT DAY, ENG QUIT FROM COMPLETE FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE I WAS TAXIING INTO POS FOR 13TH TOW OF DAY (WE ALSO START THE DAY WITH 1 BRIEF WARM-UP HOP AROUND THE PATTERN BEFORE TOWING). OVERALL, I ASCRIBE MY FUEL EXHAUSTION INCIDENT TO LOW TIME IN TYPE, COMPLACENCY, RELIANCE ON INACCURATE INFO, AND SELF-IMPOSED PRESSURE TO LAUNCH 'JUST 1 MORE' GLIDER WHEN THE WX SUDDENLY IMPROVED.
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.