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FAA incident report · Univar A2ALON · Osceola, WI · June 8, 2001

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Date
June 8, 2001 · 23:30 local
Place
Osceola, WI
Airport
L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5620F
Reported as
Univar A2ALON
Reported engine
Continental C9016F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total9 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N5620FRegistered now · Alon A2S/N A-220 · Built 1966Airframe modelAlon A2Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During routine local flight pilot noticed that the header tank was running low on fuel. Aircraft had plenty of fuel in wing tanks, but for reasons unknown, the engine driven fuel pump was not replenishing the header tank. The pilot headed back to the airport. Just prior to approaching the airport the engine quit. The pilot made an emergency landing on a grass field nearby the airport. Aircraft was towed to airport and put in hangar. Fuel pump had been replaced approximately 2 flight hours prior to this failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING ROUTINE LOCAL FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED THAT THE HEADER TANK WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. AIRCRAFT HAD PLENTY OF FUEL IN WING TANKS, BUT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS NOT REPLENISHING THE HEADER TANK. THE PILOT HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. JUST PRIOR TO APPROACHING THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRASS FIELD NEARBY THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO AIRPORT AND PUT IN HANGAR. FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 2 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE.