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FAA incident report · Amtrjg QUESTAIR20 · Anchorage, AK · May 25, 1997

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Date
May 25, 1997 · 12:40 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Anchorage International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N78V
Reported as
Amtrjg QUESTAIR20
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total23 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N78VRegistered now · Johnston Karl S QUESTAIR VENTURES/N 29 · Built 1996Airframe modelJohnston Karl S QUESTAIR VENTUREEngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on may 25, 1997, at approximately 12:40 local time, a questair venture homebuilt experimental aircraft N78V, owned and operated by Mr. Karl s. johnston, private pilot certificate no. 1850830, made an emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport due to engine failure. Mr. Johnston stated that the aircraft ran out of fuel due to a malfunctioning fuel indicating system and his error reading the fuel pump at the service station. The aircraft landed and no damage was sustained. Mr. Johnston stated that corrective action had been taken to repair the fuel indicating system and adding a visual indicating system to prevent an incident of this nature from recurring.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 25, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:40 LOCAL TIME, A QUESTAIR VENTURE HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N78V, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. KARL S. JOHNSTON, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 1850830, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. MR. JOHNSTON STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL INDICATING SYSTEM AND HIS ERROR READING THE FUEL PUMP AT THE SERVICE STATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. MR. JOHNSTON STATED THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN TO REPAIR THE FUEL INDICATING SYSTEM AND ADDING A VISUAL INDICATING SYSTEM TO PREVENT AN INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE FROM RECURRING.