Interruptions to the supply of fuel to both engines was likely the cause of a near-death crash involving four people in Wexford
The emergency landing of a light aircraft on a Co Wexford beach three and a half years ago was probably due to separate interruptions to the fuel supply of both engines while operating with low fuel levels, an investigation has concluded.
They claimed the configuration of the fuel selector panel – which allows the pilot to select which fuel tank feeds which engine – was also potentially misleading and its operation was “not intuitive”. The AAIU report observed that an in-flight loss of power from both engines in a twin-engine aircraft is “a very uncommon occurrence”.
The pilot reported that the aircraft then struggled to climb while operating only on the left engine. It then experienced a significant loss of power before recovering and losing power again in a sequence which was repeated several times. The pilot told AAIU inspectors that he estimated there was approximately one hour and 45 minutes of fuel left in the tanks at the start of the extra two survey lines. However, he said the right engine stopped a few minutes into the additional part of the flight after the fuel gauge began to show an abnormally low indication, which led him to suspect there was a fuel leak.
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