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A C-182 pilot made an emergency landing at myf after detecting a fuel leak emanating from the fuel pressure gauge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myf.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 27000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 585824 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Fuel leak from fuel pressure gauge. Fuel leaked into left side of cockpit on lower panel. Fuel and electrical system were shut down. An emergency landing was made on an inactive runway (runway 5) at myf, with ATC approval. An emergency was declared. The landing and rollout were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C-182 PLT MADE AN EMER LNDG AT MYF AFTER DETECTING A FUEL LEAK EMANATING FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE.
Narrative: FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE. FUEL LEAKED INTO L SIDE OF COCKPIT ON LOWER PANEL. FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYS WERE SHUT DOWN. AN EMER LNDG WAS MADE ON AN INACTIVE RWY (RWY 5) AT MYF, WITH ATC APPROVAL. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. THE LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL.
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.