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Cpr pilot unable to change tanks due to broken fuel switch. Emergency declared and ARTCC vector to nearest airport. Aircraft ran out of gas and landed in plowed field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 257404 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199311 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mhe |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 2 controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 257404 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller non radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 257414 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Small transport was en route to peoria, il. Pilot discovered he was unable to switch fuel tanks. The fuel transfer switch broke. He requested closest airport and was vectored to mhe, sd. Aircraft ran out of gas in tank 1 and lost power and crashed 3 southwest mhe. 2 passenger on board, both all right. Aircraft landed in plowed field and crashed through a fence. Sheriff department found aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 257592: small transport came on my frequency at 15000 ft. Advised me of a fuel problem and I suggested the nearest airport, mhe, sd, and gave approximately position of mhe VOR and advised it was a major airport. Small transport requested to mhe and I cleared him there and gave mhe altimeter. Then called sector 33 and told controller craft would be descending to 7000 ft and 030 initial vector for mhe, sd, and released control. Cleared plane on 030 heading and shipped to sector 33.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR PLT UNABLE TO CHANGE TANKS DUE TO BROKEN FUEL SWITCH. EMER DECLARED AND ARTCC VECTOR TO NEAREST ARPT. ACFT RAN OUT OF GAS AND LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
Narrative: SMT WAS ENRTE TO PEORIA, IL. PLT DISCOVERED HE WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL TRANSFER SWITCH BROKE. HE REQUESTED CLOSEST ARPT AND WAS VECTORED TO MHE, SD. ACFT RAN OUT OF GAS IN TANK 1 AND LOST PWR AND CRASHED 3 SW MHE. 2 PAX ON BOARD, BOTH ALL RIGHT. ACFT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE. SHERIFF DEPT FOUND ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 257592: SMT CAME ON MY FREQ AT 15000 FT. ADVISED ME OF A FUEL PROB AND I SUGGESTED THE NEAREST ARPT, MHE, SD, AND GAVE APPROX POS OF MHE VOR AND ADVISED IT WAS A MAJOR ARPT. SMT REQUESTED TO MHE AND I CLRED HIM THERE AND GAVE MHE ALTIMETER. THEN CALLED SECTOR 33 AND TOLD CTLR CRAFT WOULD BE DSNDING TO 7000 FT AND 030 INITIAL VECTOR FOR MHE, SD, AND RELEASED CTL. CLRED PLANE ON 030 HDG AND SHIPPED TO SECTOR 33.
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.