Narrative:

Right engine quit running on takeoff roll. Takeoff aborted. I initially thought loss of fuel pump, but discovered fuel tank was empty. The plane was last flown by copilot on sep/xa/00 and line crew at home airport failed to refill (which was normal practice). I, as the owner/pilot, normally preflted the plane before flight (which was normal practice), but copilot (cfii) had gotten to the airport first on the day of the incident. Copilot preflted plane on oct/xa/00 but neglected to check fuel level, probably because he had flown in the plane many times and it was normally topped off. He did check fuel quantity, engine oil, etc. When I arrived, he said plane checked out ok, so I didn't preflight again. When I started plane, I reset fuel computer to full, assuming the tanks were full (normal practice). Incident was caused by a series of events, but ultimately comes down to improper preflight by copilot cfii. Also, as aircraft owner/pilot flying, I should not have allowed someone else to preflight my plane, even if he is a cfii.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OWNER OF A PIPER SENECA, ACCOMPANIED BY AN INSTRUCTOR, ABORTED TKOF AFTER THE R ENG QUIT DURING TKOF ROLL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: R ENG QUIT RUNNING ON TKOF ROLL. TKOF ABORTED. I INITIALLY THOUGHT LOSS OF FUEL PUMP, BUT DISCOVERED FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE PLANE WAS LAST FLOWN BY COPLT ON SEP/XA/00 AND LINE CREW AT HOME ARPT FAILED TO REFILL (WHICH WAS NORMAL PRACTICE). I, AS THE OWNER/PLT, NORMALLY PREFLTED THE PLANE BEFORE FLT (WHICH WAS NORMAL PRACTICE), BUT COPLT (CFII) HAD GOTTEN TO THE ARPT FIRST ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. COPLT PREFLTED PLANE ON OCT/XA/00 BUT NEGLECTED TO CHK FUEL LEVEL, PROBABLY BECAUSE HE HAD FLOWN IN THE PLANE MANY TIMES AND IT WAS NORMALLY TOPPED OFF. HE DID CHK FUEL QUANTITY, ENG OIL, ETC. WHEN I ARRIVED, HE SAID PLANE CHKED OUT OK, SO I DIDN'T PREFLT AGAIN. WHEN I STARTED PLANE, I RESET FUEL COMPUTER TO FULL, ASSUMING THE TANKS WERE FULL (NORMAL PRACTICE). INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A SERIES OF EVENTS, BUT ULTIMATELY COMES DOWN TO IMPROPER PREFLT BY COPLT CFII. ALSO, AS ACFT OWNER/PLT FLYING, I SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED SOMEONE ELSE TO PREFLT MY PLANE, EVEN IF HE IS A CFII.

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.