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DA20 pilot reports ran out of fuel on short final and successfully landed after forgetting to turn off the fuel pump for the first half hour of flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 897962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| 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 | DA20-C1 Eclipse |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 234 Flight Crew Type 234 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Long cross-country flight. Fuel pump inadvertently left on for first half hour of flight. This exhausted more fuel than calculated. Fuel exhausted on final approach. Landed safely and coasted to first turn off. Pushed aircraft left on taxiway to be completely clear of active runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA20 pilot reports ran out of fuel on short final and successfully landed after forgetting to turn off the fuel pump for the first half hour of flight.
Narrative: Long cross-country flight. Fuel pump inadvertently left on for first half hour of flight. This exhausted more fuel than calculated. Fuel exhausted on final approach. Landed safely and coasted to first turn off. Pushed aircraft left on taxiway to be completely clear of active runway.
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.