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A beech 33 on approach at 2000 ft declared an emergency due to total loss of power caused by running auxiliary fuel tank dry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fdk.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 744 flight time type : 470 |
| ASRS Report | 474492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While approaching fdk for club fly-in, ran auxiliary fuel tank dry, resulting in total loss of power. Remedial actions (switching to main tank with fuel, etc) failed to restore power. Declared emergency and was cleared direct fdk. Unable to make fdk and set up for forced landing in open field. Power was restored on short final at 500 ft AGL. Proceeded to fdk after canceling emergency and landed without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 33 ON APCH AT 2000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO TOTAL LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY RUNNING AUX FUEL TANK DRY.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING FDK FOR CLUB FLY-IN, RAN AUX FUEL TANK DRY, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF PWR. REMEDIAL ACTIONS (SWITCHING TO MAIN TANK WITH FUEL, ETC) FAILED TO RESTORE PWR. DECLARED EMER AND WAS CLRED DIRECT FDK. UNABLE TO MAKE FDK AND SET UP FOR FORCED LNDG IN OPEN FIELD. PWR WAS RESTORED ON SHORT FINAL AT 500 FT AGL. PROCEEDED TO FDK AFTER CANCELING EMER AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.