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semiole fuel starvation in ATL

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johnpeace

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I heard a rumor the other day that I want to fish for more info on, in case anyone here is close to the people or plane this happened to.

What we heard:
between wednesday & friday last week (7/19-7/22)...
a MEI, his student and the student's girlfriend...
were on an XC from Ga. to Fl. in a Seminole...
The plane and instructor were from The Flight School at LZU...
On the return trip a tank went dry and an engine stopped...
they emergency landed at Tara Field on one engine...
had 5 gals in the other (running engine side) tank...

Anyone hear about this or have any more information or clarification?
 
Sounds like fuel starvation.
 
Non-flying friends are always amazed when I tell them how often accidents/emergency landings related to fuel starvation occur. With so many other less-controllable variables that could go wrong, such a preventable incident that a pilot has more control over, should be better managed.
 
...such a preventable incident that a pilot has more control over, should be better managed.

Uh, yeah. Definitely a bonehead maneuver.
 
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Yeh, we had like 2 events about a year or so ago with ATP that now, no ATP seminole leaves the ground without 108 usable onboard..
 
was this an ATP seminole?
I know they are not supposed to have any pax but they are also not supposed to run out of fuel.
Just wondering cuz they have locations in GA & FL.
 
Every flight leaves with 108? With just an instructor and student at average pax weight that's a little forward on the CG is it not?
 
there's always some bonehead maneuvers going on at tara field.
n3035l comes to mind.
-casper
 
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