What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was flying, loss power in flight. Aircraft had approx 70-77 gallons of fuel at the beginning of the day. Aircraft flew a total of 2.4 hours befor landing in a field. After the flight during the investigation it was revealed a new gas cap seal had been ordered for the left. Wing. A mechanic statement indicated a possible fuel seep the day before. I asked the mechanic and the pilot if they noticed any fuel seep the day of the flight during preflight. Both said there was no fuel seep. When I asked the pilot how he checked the fuel in the aircraft he stated during preflight he checked inside the tanks for fuel by removing the gas caps and putting his fingers inside the tanks to confirm the tanks were full. The left tank was drained of fuel, approx five quarts of fuel was noted, right tank had approx 10 gallons of fuel. Pilot failed to adequately monitor fuel guages in flight.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING, LOSS POWER IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROX 70-77 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY. AIRCRAFT FLEW A TOTAL OF 2.4 HOURS BEFOR LANDING IN A FIELD. AFTER THE FLIGHT DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED A NEW GAS CAP SEAL HAD BEEN ORDERED FOR THE LEFT.WING. A MECHANIC STATEMENT INDICATED A POSSIBLE FUEL SEEP THE DAY BEFORE. I ASKED THE MECHANIC AND THE PILOT IF THEY NOTICED ANY FUEL SEEP THE DAY OF THE FLIGHT DURING PREFLIGHT. BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO FUEL SEEP.WHEN I ASKED THE PILOT HOW HE CHECKED THE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT HE STATED DURING PREFLIGHT HE CHECKED INSIDE THE TANKS FOR FUEL BY REMOVING THE GAS CAPS AND PUTTING HIS FINGERS INSIDE THE TANKS TO CONFIRM THE TANKS WERE FULL.THE LEFT TANK WAS DRAINED OF FUEL, APPROX FIVE QUARTS OF FUEL WAS NOTED, RIGHT TANK HAD APPROX 10 GALLONS OF FUEL.PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR FUEL GUAGES IN FLIGHT.
Other reports on N91157 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.