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FAA incident report · Cessna A188B · Danville, AL · August 10, 2010

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Date
August 10, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place
Danville, AL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
DFQR
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4885R
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total2,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N4885RRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2010 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802404T · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-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.

Aircraft departed hayti, MO (M28) for americus, ga (acj) at 11:21 CST. 199 miles from M28 pilot selected alternate fuel supply (aircraft chemical hopper) and engine immediately lost power. Pilot positioned selector back to wing tanks and attempted to restart the engine. Engine failed to restart, pilot contacted huntsville (hsv), AL ATC and declared an emergency. Pilot made an uneventful landing on Alabama highway 157 west at mile marker 21. Post landing investigation revealed:1. There was no fuel in the lines past the main tanks/ hopper tank fuel selector valve.2. There was fuel (100LL)in the main tanks supply line to the selector valve.3. There was a mixture of fuel (100LL), water, and a yellow substance in the alternate tank (hopper) supply line.4. Both main tanks were 1/4 full.5. The alternate (hopper) tank had approximately 35 gallons of 100LL in it. Of that ( 1.3 gallons ) was a yellow mixture of fuel, water, and a yellow substance in the bottom of the tank.6. ACE-FSDO-03 handled issues with DFQR172D7. Pilot received formal counseling

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HAYTI, MO (M28) FOR AMERICUS, GA (ACJ) AT 11:21 CST. 199 MILES FROM M28 PILOT SELECTED ALTERNATE FUEL SUPPLY (AIRCRAFT CHEMICAL HOPPER) AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. PILOT POSITIONED SELECTOR BACK TO WING TANKS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART, PILOT CONTACTED HUNTSVILLE (HSV), AL ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 157 WEST AT MILE MARKER 21. POST LANDING INVESTIGATION REVEALED:1. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LINES PAST THE MAIN TANKS/ HOPPER TANK FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.2. THERE WAS FUEL (100LL)IN THE MAIN TANKS SUPPLY LINE TO THE SELECTOR VALVE.3. THERE WAS A MIXTURE OF FUEL (100LL), WATER, AND A YELLOW SUBSTANCE IN THE ALTERNATE TANK (HOPPER) SUPPLY LINE.4. BOTH MAIN TANKS WERE 1/4 FULL.5. THE ALTERNATE (HOPPER) TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF 100LL IN IT. OF THAT ( 1.3 GALLONS ) WAS A YELLOW MIXTURE OF FUEL, WATER, AND A YELLOW SUBSTANCE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK.6. ACE-FSDO-03 HANDLED ISSUES WITH DFQR172D7. PILOT RECEIVED FORMAL COUNSELING