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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 206 · Maricopa, AZ · May 28, 2014

Date: May 28, 2014 · 18:22 local
Place: Maricopa, AZ
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N181DH
Reported as: Cessna 206
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 770 total270 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N181DHRegistered now · Cessna 206S/N 206-0220 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 206 Engine 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.

On 5/28/2014, at 18:22 local time, a commercial pilot on first day of employment flying skydivers, after the tenth jump of the day, put the CE-206 aircraft into a slip at 12.000 feet to bring the aircraft down quickly. The aircraft engine quit running. The pilot reported that he selected the other tank but did not put the boost pump on high. The pilot landed the aircraft safely.

The CE-206 aircraft flight manual has a note concerning uncoordinated flight such as slips causing fuel stoppage and there is a placard on the instrument panel requiring the fuel pump to be on ?hi? When switching fuel tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/28/2014, AT 18:22 LOCAL TIME, A COMMERCIAL PILOT ON FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT FLYING SKYDIVERS, AFTER THE TENTH JUMP OF THE DAY, PUT THE CE-206 AIRCRAFT INTO A SLIP AT 12.000 FEET TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN QUICKLY. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SELECTED THE OTHER TANK BUT DID NOT PUT THE BOOST PUMP ON HIGH. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.

THE CE-206 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL HAS A NOTE CONCERNING UNCOORDINATED FLIGHT SUCH AS SLIPS CAUSING FUEL STOPPAGE AND THERE IS A PLACARD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REQUIRING THE FUEL PUMP TO BE ON ?HI? WHEN SWITCHING FUEL TANKS.