Originally Posted by
Autonomous Collectiv
Pretty interesting that the finger is being pointed at the manufacturer rather than the pilot that flew the aircraft out of fuel...
Then again maybe you are right. There is that BO105 that was NVG-readied by fixing a filter glass over the warning panel using some duck-tape(!)
1 Pilot fogot to switch on main pumps after engine start,
2 DIY installed filter glass moved downward during flight, causing the duck tape to block the "low fuel" warning light
(the holes in the cheese are aligning)
=> and at 20 mins past midnight, over the river Elbe in Germany he had one engine die (200ft AGL) and 4(!) seconds later (150ft AGL) the second engine starved of fuel.
He did an AR at night into the shallow part of the river.
They got their ankles wet, noone injured, helicopter only slightly damaged.
Recommendation by the authority:
Change BO105 POH to required all four pumps to be on from before startup.
german language report:
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikatio...ublicationFile