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A G44 pilot report a forced water landing after running out of fuel. Reporter thought that 33 gallons were onboard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 892527 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widgeon G-44 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 3850 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On personal cross-country; right engine surged and quit running and would not restart. I feathered prop and called a nearby tower for immediate landing. After about (8 minutes) left engine surged several times and quit. [I] executed engines out landing in water about 2 miles from field. Fuel computer showed I should have 33 gallons remaining; but tanks were dry. Towed to shore; refueled and flew my destination. No injuries. [I] will watch fuel management more closely. I believe that either a math error or invalid fuel dispensed contributed to this. I will be absolutely sure of fueling process.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A G44 Pilot report a forced water landing after running out of fuel. Reporter thought that 33 gallons were onboard.
Narrative: On personal cross-country; right engine surged and quit running and would not restart. I feathered prop and called a nearby Tower for immediate landing. After about (8 minutes) left engine surged several times and quit. [I] executed engines out landing in water about 2 miles from Field. Fuel computer showed I should have 33 gallons remaining; but tanks were dry. Towed to shore; refueled and flew my destination. No injuries. [I] will watch fuel management more closely. I believe that either a math error or invalid fuel dispensed contributed to this. I will be absolutely sure of fueling process.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.