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FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Greenboro, GA · February 17, 2012

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

Date
February 17, 2012 · 19:37 local
Place
Greenboro, GA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7070F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
94 total26 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N7070FRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15063670 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the preflight of the aircraft the pilot did not correctly ascertain the actual fuel quantity in the aircraft using a visual means other then looking at the electric fuel gages installed in the aircraft. In the written statement and during the interview the pilot reported, the left tank was at ¼ plus or minus and the right tank was ¾ plus or minus noting that the left tank reading low was a normal condition.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECTLY ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL FUEL QUANTITY IN THE AIRCRAFT USING A VISUAL MEANS OTHER THEN LOOKING AT THE ELECTRIC FUEL GAGES INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. IN THE WRITTEN STATEMENT AND DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT REPORTED, THE LEFT TANK WAS AT ¼ PLUS OR MINUS AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS ¾ PLUS OR MINUS NOTING THAT THE LEFT TANK READING LOW WAS A NORMAL CONDITION.