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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel made off airport forced landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the 2 occupants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 270713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : swo |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sierra 24 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 53 flight time total : 308 flight time type : 76 |
| ASRS Report | 270713 |
| 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 | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft on approach to swo on extended downwind for runway 4. Started landing checklist 'gumps' -- when switched to left tank. Approximately 60 seconds later, power was lost and emergency restart procedures were initiated but never able to establish power. Attempts to land on highway and access ramp foiled by existing traffic. Landed east of n-s turnpike, down embankment, through fence and stopped in field approximately 100 ft from fence. No injuries to myself or 2 passenger. Flight time 3:10 with fuel burn of 10.2 gph. Started with 48 gallons on board. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft received only minor damage as classified by the FAA inspector who investigated the incident. The aircraft nose gear was sheared off and the wing, horizontal stabilizer and the bottom of the fuselage were scratched and dented. No definite cause had been determined for the fuel starvation since there was still fuel in each tank.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL MADE OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG AFTER ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS.
Narrative: ACFT ON APCH TO SWO ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 4. STARTED LNDG CHKLIST 'GUMPS' -- WHEN SWITCHED TO L TANK. APPROX 60 SECONDS LATER, PWR WAS LOST AND EMER RESTART PROCS WERE INITIATED BUT NEVER ABLE TO ESTABLISH PWR. ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON HWY AND ACCESS RAMP FOILED BY EXISTING TFC. LANDED E OF N-S TURNPIKE, DOWN EMBANKMENT, THROUGH FENCE AND STOPPED IN FIELD APPROX 100 FT FROM FENCE. NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR 2 PAX. FLT TIME 3:10 WITH FUEL BURN OF 10.2 GPH. STARTED WITH 48 GALLONS ON BOARD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AS CLASSIFIED BY THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT. THE ACFT NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE WING, HORIZ STABILIZER AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE WERE SCRATCHED AND DENTED. NO DEFINITE CAUSE HAD BEEN DETERMINED FOR THE FUEL STARVATION SINCE THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN EACH TANK.
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.