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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Pittsburgh, PA · April 8, 2009

Date
April 8, 2009 · 16:23 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N909P
Reported as
Piper PA46500TP
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total800 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) N909P kugn to kpne on 4-08-2009 at approximately 1623 when the pilot declared low fuel emergency. Fire trucks were standing by and the aircraft landed without incident. The PIC stated in an interview, conducted on 4-13-09, that the left aux fuel pump had failed. PIC elected to divert to kpit. PIC refueled and continued to kpne with known discrepancy and using only fuel from the right tank and suction feed from the left tank. On 4-11-09, the PIC returned to kugn with planned stops for fuel management at kcak and ksbn respectively. On 4-12-09, the PIC flew from kugn to kdsm with a known discrepancy. No replacement or repair of the fuel pump was conducted until 4-13-2009.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N909P KUGN TO KPNE ON 4-08-2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1623 WHEN THE PILOT DECLARED LOW FUEL EMERGENCY. FIRE TRUCKS WERE STANDING BY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PIC STATED IN AN INTERVIEW, CONDUCTED ON 4-13-09, THAT THE LEFT AUX FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. PIC ELECTED TO DIVERT TO KPIT. PIC REFUELED AND CONTINUED TO KPNE WITH KNOWN DISCREPANCY AND USING ONLY FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND SUCTION FEED FROM THE LEFT TANK. ON 4-11-09, THE PIC RETURNED TO KUGN WITH PLANNED STOPS FOR FUEL MANAGEMENT AT KCAK AND KSBN RESPECTIVELY. ON 4-12-09, THE PIC FLEW FROM KUGN TO KDSM WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY. NO REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CONDUCTED UNTIL 4-13-2009.