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C402 pilot reports left engine failure on short final as full flaps are extended; resulting in a landing short of the runway; but ending on the runway. The engine is restarted and the aircraft is taxied to parking. Low fuel in the wing tank is thought to have caused the engine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 982731 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| 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 | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 35000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On the approach to landing I extended full flaps and experienced a power loss. I went inside to figure which engine was the problem. When I looked back outside I was in an excessive rate of descent and the ground was coming up fast. I added power to flare and landed the airplane short of the runway. Forward speed and power got me up on the runway. I cleared on the intersecting runway across the hold short line. The left engine was not running and I started it and taxied to my tie down. I believe that the fuel in the left tank shifted when I added the flaps. If I had waited until I was over the runway to add full flaps; landing short would have been avoided. Also; if I drained the fuel in my auxiliary tanks it would have been available on landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C402 pilot reports left engine failure on short final as full flaps are extended; resulting in a landing short of the runway; but ending on the runway. The engine is restarted and the aircraft is taxied to parking. Low fuel in the wing tank is thought to have caused the engine failure.
Narrative: On the approach to landing I extended full flaps and experienced a power loss. I went inside to figure which engine was the problem. When I looked back outside I was in an excessive rate of descent and the ground was coming up fast. I added power to flare and landed the airplane short of the runway. Forward speed and power got me up on the runway. I cleared on the intersecting runway across the hold short line. The left engine was not running and I started it and taxied to my tie down. I believe that the fuel in the left tank shifted when I added the flaps. If I had waited until I was over the runway to add full flaps; landing short would have been avoided. Also; if I drained the fuel in my auxiliary tanks it would have been available on landing.
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.