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FAA incident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Green Bay, WI · May 9, 2001

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Date
May 9, 2001 · 23:10 local
Place
Green Bay, WI
Airport
Austin Straubel Field
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N128CK
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total1,600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N128CKRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2005 · Cessna 340S/N 340-0341 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 340Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot stated that he departed driegs Idaho VFR and obtained an IFR clearance with an intended destination of adams county airport, friendship, Wisconsin. He stated that because of a line of thunderstorms he diverted to Green Bay, Wisconsin. He stated he departed with 183 gallons of fuel which is an endurance of 5 hours, 30 minutes. He stated estimated time enroute was four hours, 30 minutes. Pilot stated that he had 1600 hours of flight time in the Cessna 340 aircraft. Regarding fuel management, he stated that he burned off the main tanks for 2 hours, the auxially tanks for 50 minutes that then turned on the transfer pump for the nacelle fuel and wnet to crossfeed for 15 minutes to maintain fuel balance. He stated he turned the crossfeed off and continued to transfer the fuel for an additional 15 minutes. Pilot stated that when transfer pump is turned on a fuel transefer like flickers momentarily. He stated the light illuminates again when the nacelle tank is dry. Pilot stated that for lubrication of the nacelle bladder tank, he does not normally drain all of the fuel out to the tank. He stated at an altitude of approximately 600 AGL on final for runway 18, the right engine quit. He stated he attempted to switch tanks, added full power to the left engine, but did not feather the right engine. He stated with this configuration, he was unable to make the runway. Pilot stated that after the incident he discovered that the circuit breaker for the nacelle transfer pump had popped and the fuel had not transferred out of the nacelle tank. Pilot stated that because of the inaccuracy of the aircraft's fuel gauges, he did not notice that the 20 gallons of fuel from the nacelle had not actually transferred to the right main tank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED DRIEGS IDAHO VFR AND OBTAINED AN IFR CLEARANCE WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF ADAMS COUNTY AIRPORT, FRIENDSHIP, WISCONSIN. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HE DIVERTED TO GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN. HE STATED HE DEPARTED WITH 183 GALLONS OF FUEL WHICH IS AN ENDURANCE OF 5 HOURS, 30 MINUTES. HE STATED ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE WAS FOUR HOURS, 30 MINUTES. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 1600 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE CESSNA 340 AIRCRAFT. REGARDING FUEL MANAGEMENT, HE STATED THAT HE BURNED OFF THE MAIN TANKS FOR 2 HOURS, THE AUXIALLY TANKS FOR 50 MINUTES THAT THEN TURNED ON THE TRANSFER PUMP FOR THE NACELLE FUEL AND WNET TO CROSSFEED FOR 15 MINUTES TO MAINTAIN FUEL BALANCE. HE STATED HE TURNED THE CROSSFEED OFF AND CONTINUED TO TRANSFER THE FUEL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN TRANSFER PUMP IS TURNED ON A FUEL TRANSEFER LIKE FLICKERS MOMENTARILY. HE STATED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AGAIN WHEN THE NACELLE TANK IS DRY. PILOT STATED THAT FOR LUBRICATION OF THE NACELLE BLADDER TANK, HE DOES NOT NORMALLY DRAIN ALL OF THE FUEL OUT TO THE TANK. HE STATED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 600 AGL ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18, THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH TANKS, ADDED FULL POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, BUT DID NOT FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE STATED WITH THIS CONFIGURATION, HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE INCIDENT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE NACELLE TRANSFER PUMP HAD POPPED AND THE FUEL HAD NOT TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE NACELLE TANK. PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE INACCURACY OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL GAUGES, HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE 20 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE NACELLE HAD NOT ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK.