What happened
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On February 25, 2015 the Honolulu flight standards district office received a report that N98146 declared an emergency with the Honolulu control facility due to fuel starvation. N98146 landed on runway 8 left without incident.
Aircraft was inspected on site. The left wing fuel tank was visually inspected and found to be empty. Was able to sump fuel from the left wing fuel sump. Was also able to sump approximately 8 ounces of fuel from the engine fuel sump before it was empty. The right wing tank was inspected but it had been filled with 5 gallons of fuel after the plane landed. The fuel selector was positioned on the right tank as well. Turned on the battery master. The left tank fuel gage read 0 and the right fuel gage read 5 gallons. The pilot in command, privacy data omitted, was still with the aircraft and was instructed to start the engine and taxi to anderson aviation (FBO). The aircraft started without any problems and completed a 5 minute taxi to anderson aviation without incident.
The route of flight was hnl to the north shore of molokai, orbits, and back to hnl via flight to the north shore of oahu and via the north two arrival. While over the H1/H2 interchange, the gage showed less than 5 gallons in the right wing tank. While over ford island, the engine quit, then started again, and then quit completely. N98146 declared an emergency and completed an engine out landing on runway 8 left at hnl.
Drained the fuel tanks at anderson aviation and found that less than 5 gallons was emptied from the right tank and less than 16 ounces was emptied from the left tank
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 25, 2015 THE HONOLULU FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT THAT N98146 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. N98146 LANDED ON RUNWAY 8 LEFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON SITE. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE EMPTY. WAS ABLE TO SUMP FUEL FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP. WAS ALSO ABLE TO SUMP APPROXIMATELY 8 OUNCES OF FUEL FROM THE ENGINE FUEL SUMP BEFORE IT WAS EMPTY. THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS INSPECTED BUT IT HAD BEEN FILLED WITH 5 GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER THE PLANE LANDED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT TANK AS WELL. TURNED ON THE BATTERY MASTER. THE LEFT TANK FUEL GAGE READ 0 AND THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE READ 5 GALLONS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS STILL WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO START THE ENGINE AND TAXI TO ANDERSON AVIATION (FBO). THE AIRCRAFT STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND COMPLETED A 5 MINUTE TAXI TO ANDERSON AVIATION WITHOUT INCIDENT.
THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS HNL TO THE NORTH SHORE OF MOLOKAI, ORBITS, AND BACK TO HNL VIA FLIGHT TO THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU AND VIA THE NORTH TWO ARRIVAL. WHILE OVER THE H1/H2 INTERCHANGE, THE GAGE SHOWED LESS THAN 5 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING TANK. WHILE OVER FORD ISLAND, THE ENGINE QUIT, THEN STARTED AGAIN, AND THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. N98146 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED AN ENGINE OUT LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 LEFT AT HNL.
DRAINED THE FUEL TANKS AT ANDERSON AVIATION AND FOUND THAT LESS THAN 5 GALLONS WAS EMPTIED FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND LESS THAN 16 OUNCES WAS EMPTIED FROM THE LEFT TANK
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