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An engine power loss in a cessna 152 led to a pilot's precautionary landing. Postflt inspection revealed less fuel than gauges indicated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fes airport : 3we |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 72 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 304962 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Heading north to 35Q from M52 in a cessna 152, engine started missing and losing power, checked fuel gauges, gauge reading 4 gals in left tank and 6 gals in right tank, started looking for a place to land, saw weiss airport on sectional, found it on the ground and landed. Checked fuel tanks on ground found them lower than what gauges read, according to hours of fuel in tanks I should have had 1.5 hours left but did not. I still don't know what happened as far as where the fuel went, aircraft was filled at (M52) with 100 ll fuel just prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ENG PWR LOSS IN A CESSNA 152 LED TO A PLT'S PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED LESS FUEL THAN GAUGES INDICATED.
Narrative: HDG N TO 35Q FROM M52 IN A CESSNA 152, ENG STARTED MISSING AND LOSING PWR, CHKED FUEL GAUGES, GAUGE READING 4 GALS IN L TANK AND 6 GALS IN R TANK, STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND, SAW WEISS ARPT ON SECTIONAL, FOUND IT ON THE GND AND LANDED. CHKED FUEL TANKS ON GND FOUND THEM LOWER THAN WHAT GAUGES READ, ACCORDING TO HRS OF FUEL IN TANKS I SHOULD HAVE HAD 1.5 HRS LEFT BUT DID NOT. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AS FAR AS WHERE THE FUEL WENT, ACFT WAS FILLED AT (M52) WITH 100 LL FUEL JUST PRIOR TO DEP.
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.