Pilot of a skydiver C182 aircraft made forced lndgs on 2 separate occasions due to engine fuel starv...

Attributes
ACN	400494
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : shn
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	400494
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After dropping off skydivers and beginning descent from +/- 7500 ft AGL, lost all engine power. Checked all the usual things but could not restore. Power returned at +/-200 ft AGL over runway. Made normal landing. Checked airplane -- found fuel tanks empty. Had added 25 gallons 1.1 tach hours before, tanks should have been fine. Assumed excessive fuel consumption or leak but inspection revealed nothing amiss. Added 30 gallons, did thorough ground check, then flew around pattern - - everything seemed normal. (Fuel gauges inoperative.) loaded skydivers for jump from 3500 ft. Upon beginning descent, again lost all power! This time needed to request another airplane in the pattern give way. Power did not return but landed more or less normally and coasted off of runway onto taxiway. Checked airplane -- again found tanks empty! Problem discovered: fuel truck was empty, but meter ran while dispensing mostly air. Standing on chair while fueling high wing cessna, could not see if fuel was actually being added. Corrective action: check fuel truck tank, but most importantly -- always visually check tanks. Don't rely on gauges -- including fuel truck!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SKYDIVER C182 ACFT MADE FORCED LNDGS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO ENG FUEL STARVATION. HE HAD FUELED THE HIGH WING ACFT WITH AN EMPTY FUEL TRUCK. HE HAD NOT VISUALLY CHKED THE ACFT FUEL TANKS FOR FUEL AFTER REFILLING.

Narrative: AFTER DROPPING OFF SKYDIVERS AND BEGINNING DSCNT FROM +/- 7500 FT AGL, LOST ALL ENG PWR. CHKED ALL THE USUAL THINGS BUT COULD NOT RESTORE. PWR RETURNED AT +/-200 FT AGL OVER RWY. MADE NORMAL LNDG. CHKED AIRPLANE -- FOUND FUEL TANKS EMPTY. HAD ADDED 25 GALLONS 1.1 TACH HRS BEFORE, TANKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. ASSUMED EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION OR LEAK BUT INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING AMISS. ADDED 30 GALLONS, DID THOROUGH GND CHK, THEN FLEW AROUND PATTERN - - EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. (FUEL GAUGES INOP.) LOADED SKYDIVERS FOR JUMP FROM 3500 FT. UPON BEGINNING DSCNT, AGAIN LOST ALL PWR! THIS TIME NEEDED TO REQUEST ANOTHER AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN GIVE WAY. PWR DID NOT RETURN BUT LANDED MORE OR LESS NORMALLY AND COASTED OFF OF RWY ONTO TXWY. CHKED AIRPLANE -- AGAIN FOUND TANKS EMPTY! PROB DISCOVERED: FUEL TRUCK WAS EMPTY, BUT METER RAN WHILE DISPENSING MOSTLY AIR. STANDING ON CHAIR WHILE FUELING HIGH WING CESSNA, COULD NOT SEE IF FUEL WAS ACTUALLY BEING ADDED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CHK FUEL TRUCK TANK, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY -- ALWAYS VISUALLY CHK TANKS. DON'T RELY ON GAUGES -- INCLUDING FUEL TRUCK!

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.

Pilot of a skydiver C182 aircraft made forced lndgs on 2 separate occasions due to engine fuel starvation. He had fueled the high wing aircraft with an empty fuel truck. He had not visually checked the aircraft fuel tanks for fuel after refilling.