What happened
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On 06-12-19 at 1106 local time a Cessna 185F piloted by privacy data omitted had a forced landing at Campbell Airstrip, AK due to a loss of engine power. One pilot onboard with no reported injuries. Damage to the aircraft consist of minor damage to the bottom of floats due to landing on Campbell Airstrip gravel surface.
Pilot had flown to homer earlier and the incident occurred as he was descending for landing at lake hood. Pilot crossed over turnagain arm at 3500MSL and northbound over Campbell Airstrip at approximately 1500MSL pilot received clearance to land at lake hood. He made a shallow left turn to the west to follow tutor road and the engine quit running. He immediately notified lake hood via radio and turned to the left, back towards Campbell Airstrip and switched his fuel selector from both to right, as he noted the right side fuel gauge indicated more fuel. He attempted 2 restarts with no luck and afterwards performed an engine out landing on Campbell Airstrip. The aircraft received minor damage to the float keel strips. The right fuel tank had 12 gallons of measurable fuel and the left tank had no measurable fuel. His mechanic looked over the aircraft and was able to start the engine. When the engine quit the pilot had the fuel selector in both, the mechanic noted the aircraft had depleted the left fuel tank but still had 12 gallons in the right fuel tank. The aircraft was transferred from floats to wheels, refueled and flown to lake hood. The pilot had elected to have mechanic perform a complete inspection of the fuel system and also install new fuel gauges, sending units and a fuel management system. He has also raised his person minimums to no less that 1 hour of fuel upon arriving at his destination.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06-12-19 AT 1106 LOCAL TIME A CESSNA 185F PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A FORCED LANDING AT CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP, AK DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ONE PILOT ONBOARD WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSIST OF MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF FLOATS DUE TO LANDING ON CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP GRAVEL SURFACE.
PILOT HAD FLOWN TO HOMER EARLIER AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS HE WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT LAKE HOOD. PILOT CROSSED OVER TURNAGAIN ARM AT 3500MSL AND NORTHBOUND OVER CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1500MSL PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND AT LAKE HOOD. HE MADE A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TO THE WEST TO FOLLOW TUTOR ROAD AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED LAKE HOOD VIA RADIO AND TURNED TO THE LEFT, BACK TOWARDS CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP AND SWITCHED HIS FUEL SELECTOR FROM BOTH TO RIGHT, AS HE NOTED THE RIGHT SIDE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED MORE FUEL. HE ATTEMPTED 2 RESTARTS WITH NO LUCK AND AFTERWARDS PERFORMED AN ENGINE OUT LANDING ON CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLOAT KEEL STRIPS. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD 12 GALLONS OF MEASURABLE FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK HAD NO MEASURABLE FUEL. HIS MECHANIC LOOKED OVER THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT THE PILOT HAD THE FUEL SELECTOR IN BOTH, THE MECHANIC NOTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPLETED THE LEFT FUEL TANK BUT STILL HAD 12 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM FLOATS TO WHEELS, REFUELED AND FLOWN TO LAKE HOOD. THE PILOT HAD ELECTED TO HAVE MECHANIC PERFORM A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ALSO INSTALL NEW FUEL GAUGES, SENDING UNITS AND A FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. HE HAS ALSO RAISED HIS PERSON MINIMUMS TO NO LESS THAT 1 HOUR OF FUEL UPON ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION.
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