# Incident 20231103021409I: Commander Aircraft Co 114TC, Butler, PA, November 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County/K W Scholter Fie
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commander 114TC (registry code 0145002, https://openairdocs.org/model/commander-114tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMANDER AIRCRAFT CO 114TC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231103021409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED A LEFT HAND TURN FROM BASE TO AN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILE FINAL.  WHILE IN THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUCCESSFUL APPROACH AND LANDING TO A FIELD.  NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RH FUEL SELECTOR, DUE TO A FULL FUEL INDICATION ON THE FUEL GAUGE.  DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE RT TANK WAS EMPTY WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICATING FULL.  THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE INDICATING ERROR. COUNSELING WAS CONDUCTED ON AIRCRAFT PROCEDURES AND FUEL PLANNING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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