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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech A60 · Russellvile, AR · April 5, 1995

Date: April 5, 1995 · 22:25 local
Place: Russellvile, AR
Airport: Russellville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6BS
Reported as: Beech A60
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on April 5, 1995, a BE-60, N6BS,on an IFR flight plan from st. paul, MN (stp), to hot springs, AR (hot) experienced a power failure of the left engine due to fuel starvation. Power was restored by use of crossfeed. The pilot asked the memphis center controller to identify the nearest airport (Russellville, AR, M06) where he made a precautionary landing. The pilot stated that, upon inspection, the left tank was found to be empty, and that the right tank held approximately 20 gallons of fuel. The operator removed and replaced the fuel flow meter for the left engine, which was claimed to be reading 7 gallons per hour less fuel than was actually being delivered. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 5, 1995, A BE-60, N6BS,ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ST. PAUL, MN (STP), TO HOT SPRINGS, AR (HOT) EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. POWER WAS RESTORED BY USE OF CROSSFEED. THE PILOT ASKED THE MEMPHIS CENTER CONTROLLER TO IDENTIFY THE NEAREST AIRPORT (RUSSELLVILLE, AR, M06) WHERE HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT, UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY, AND THAT THE RIGHT TANK HELD APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE OPERATOR REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL FLOW METER FOR THE LEFT ENGINE, WHICH WAS CLAIMED TO BE READING 7 GALLONS PER HOUR LESS FUEL THAN WAS ACTUALLY BEING DELIVERED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.