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A BE35 bonanza ATP pilot loses power and receives a vector for a precautionary landing at shelby county, eet, al.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eet.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bhm.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 11800 flight time type : 27 |
| ASRS Report | 511665 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight planned from gragg-wade (02A) clanton, al, to general dewitt spain (M01) memphis, tn. My plane lost power. I requested a vector from birmingham approach control to the nearest field. I was given a vector to shelby county (eet) alabaster, al. Approximately 15 mi away, once established to eet, I located the problem. The fuel tank selector had moved from the left main tank to an intermediate position. This had restr fuel flow to the engine. I repositioned the switch. The power returned to normal and I continued my landing at eet. I inspected the selector, found no problem and continued my flight to M01. While at eet I phoned birmingham approach and talked to my controller and her supervisor, after explaining the problem, I was told no further reports were required. The flight to M01 ws uneventful. It appears that I had inadvertently moved the tank selector switch which resulted in a reduced fuel flow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 BONANZA ATP PLT LOSES PWR AND RECEIVES A VECTOR FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT SHELBY COUNTY, EET, AL.
Narrative: FLT PLANNED FROM GRAGG-WADE (02A) CLANTON, AL, TO GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN (M01) MEMPHIS, TN. MY PLANE LOST PWR. I REQUESTED A VECTOR FROM BIRMINGHAM APCH CTL TO THE NEAREST FIELD. I WAS GIVEN A VECTOR TO SHELBY COUNTY (EET) ALABASTER, AL. APPROX 15 MI AWAY, ONCE ESTABLISHED TO EET, I LOCATED THE PROB. THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR HAD MOVED FROM THE L MAIN TANK TO AN INTERMEDIATE POS. THIS HAD RESTR FUEL FLOW TO THE ENG. I REPOSITIONED THE SWITCH. THE PWR RETURNED TO NORMAL AND I CONTINUED MY LNDG AT EET. I INSPECTED THE SELECTOR, FOUND NO PROB AND CONTINUED MY FLT TO M01. WHILE AT EET I PHONED BIRMINGHAM APCH AND TALKED TO MY CTLR AND HER SUPVR, AFTER EXPLAINING THE PROB, I WAS TOLD NO FURTHER RPTS WERE REQUIRED. THE FLT TO M01 WS UNEVENTFUL. IT APPEARS THAT I HAD INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE TANK SELECTOR SWITCH WHICH RESULTED IN A REDUCED FUEL FLOW.
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.