Fuel management issues led to emergency landing
MEDICINE HAT — The Transportation Safety Board has released it’s report into a Super T Aviation Plane that was forced to make an emergency landing on a Calgary street last April.
According to the report, the plane had enough fuel to make it to the airport but fuel management was the issue. The two person crew used different methods to monitor fuel load and consumption and these methods were not discussed prior to take off.
The board says “when fuel management SOPs (standard operating procedures) are not in place, fuel starvation can occur even if there is sufficent fuel remaining on board the aircraft to complete the planned flight.” “If flight crews do not complete checklist procedures in their entirety, opportunities to rectify emergency situations can be lost.” The report also found the crew did a good job in priortizing an alternate place to land.
The plane took off from Medicine Hat on April 25th with two crew members and four passengers on board. It ended up landing on 36th Street NE just before 6 a.m.. The plane clipped a light standard but no one was hurt.
