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FAA incident report · Cessna 210M · Morristown, NJ · June 13, 1999

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Date
June 13, 1999 · 11:20 local
Place
Morristown, NJ
Airport
Morristown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N666SW
Reported as
Cessna 210M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed at mmu after reporting low fuel emergency. Landing was uneventful. Contacted pilot by phone. He reported he was enroute to mmu from 9G7, when the low fuel warning light came on for one of the tanks. At the broadway intersection (BW2), the second fuel warning light came on. He stated to this inspector that with both lights on, he should still have 15 gallons left, which is about an hour of flight time. Mmu advised him of an NDB 5 approach to mmu, and vectored him to chatham. At this point, the engine began to sputter. The pilot switched tanks from right to left, and turned on the aux boost pump. The engine restarted. He was now concerned about his fuel quantity, and asked for a straight in approach to mmu. According to the pilot, when the aircraft was refueled at mmu, it took 52.2 gallons. The usable fuel is 88 gallons. The aircraft is due in for maintenance, and the fuel system will be inspected at this time. No action is being considered against the pilot at this time.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MMU AFTER REPORTING LOW FUEL EMERGENCY. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. CONTACTED PILOT BY PHONE. HE REPORTED HE WAS ENROUTE TO MMU FROM 9G7, WHEN THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR ONE OF THE TANKS. AT THE BROADWAY INTERSECTION (BW2), THE SECOND FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. HE STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT WITH BOTH LIGHTS ON, HE SHOULD STILL HAVE 15 GALLONS LEFT, WHICH IS ABOUT AN HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME. MMU ADVISED HIM OF AN NDB 5 APPROACH TO MMU, AND VECTORED HIM TO CHATHAM. AT THIS POINT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND TURNED ON THE AUX BOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE RESTARTED. HE WAS NOW CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FUEL QUANTITY, AND ASKED FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO MMU. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AT MMU, IT TOOK 52.2 GALLONS. THE USABLE FUEL IS 88 GALLONS. THE AIRCRAFT IS DUE IN FOR MAINTENANCE, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WILL BE INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. NO ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED AGAINST THE PILOT AT THIS TIME.