Small transport has engine surge then quit on SVFR clearance. Land opposite direction runway.

Attributes
ACN	257541
Time
Date	199311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cgf
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle tower : cgf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	257541
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	257438
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately XA45 local we departed 29G to reposition the aircraft to cgf. Upon contacting cgf tower we were advised that the control zone was IFR. We then contacted cle approach and requested and received a special VFR clearance into the cgf control zone. Approximately 3 mi from the airport the left engine started to surge along with its fuel pressure. While trying to isolate this problem approach control called us twice. We then reported to approach we had the airport. We attempted to contact cgf tower with no response. Since WX conditions were less than VFR and we had not yet isolated the engine/fuel problem, we elected that the safest action would be to land on runway 23 (runway 5 was active). On touchdown the l-hand engine not running. After landing we contacted the tower by landline and informed them what had happened. They said there was no problem and would not take any action. Preliminary maintenance reports indicate a failure of both primary fuel pump and boost pump. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states he does not believe they declared an emergency because they were too busy trying to determine the problem and did not have time to communicate. Problem determined to be a recently replaced fuel selector valve which was blocked and caused fuel starvation. Report sent because controller seemed upset due to aircraft waiting on opposite end of runway. Reporter does not think anything will come of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAS ENG SURGE THEN QUIT ON SVFR CLRNC. LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION RWY.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA45 LCL WE DEPARTED 29G TO REPOSITION THE ACFT TO CGF. UPON CONTACTING CGF TWR WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE CTL ZONE WAS IFR. WE THEN CONTACTED CLE APCH AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A SPECIAL VFR CLRNC INTO THE CGF CTL ZONE. APPROX 3 MI FROM THE ARPT THE L ENG STARTED TO SURGE ALONG WITH ITS FUEL PRESSURE. WHILE TRYING TO ISOLATE THIS PROB APCH CTL CALLED US TWICE. WE THEN RPTED TO APCH WE HAD THE ARPT. WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CGF TWR WITH NO RESPONSE. SINCE WX CONDITIONS WERE LESS THAN VFR AND WE HAD NOT YET ISOLATED THE ENG/FUEL PROB, WE ELECTED THAT THE SAFEST ACTION WOULD BE TO LAND ON RWY 23 (RWY 5 WAS ACTIVE). ON TOUCHDOWN THE L-HAND ENG NOT RUNNING. AFTER LNDG WE CONTACTED THE TWR BY LANDLINE AND INFORMED THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROB AND WOULD NOT TAKE ANY ACTION. PRELIMINARY MAINT RPTS INDICATE A FAILURE OF BOTH PRIMARY FUEL PUMP AND BOOST PUMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THEY DECLARED AN EMER BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY TRYING TO DETERMINE THE PROB AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO COMMUNICATE. PROB DETERMINED TO BE A RECENTLY REPLACED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WHICH WAS BLOCKED AND CAUSED FUEL STARVATION. RPT SENT BECAUSE CTLR SEEMED UPSET DUE TO ACFT WAITING ON OPPOSITE END OF RWY. RPTR DOES NOT THINK ANYTHING WILL COME OF IT.

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.