# Incident 20020227003159I: Cessna U206G, Ruston, LA, February 27, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5338° N, 92.6352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5338&lon=-92.6352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5354U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5354U-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020227003159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON PIPELINE PATROL WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED THE BOOST PUMP ON, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO RUN. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. A MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE REVEALED THAT THE LINKAGE TO THE SELECTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LINKAGE TO THE VALVE WAS BROKEN NOT ALLOWING THE PILOT TO SELECT A FUEL SUPPLY IN THE OPPOSITE WING TANK. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL TANK. THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY, A VISUAL INSPECTION VERIFIED THE GAUGE READINGS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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