Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20; Flight Crew Total 270; Flight Crew Type 150
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft; Human Factors
While practicing stop-and-go landings with my student; we were cleared stop-and-go on Runway 35L. A Cessna Centurion which was just entering the Class D was put onto an extended final behind us and told to follow us. We executed the approach and landing as normal; but as we landed; Tower told the Centurion to go around. However; the Centurion declared 'Bingo Fuel' and proceeded to land. Tower immediately began frantically telling us to start our roll. I took the controls from my student; and complied. We took off; and were switched from 35L to 35R for reasons detailed later in the report. We had an observer riding on board; and he later stated that the Centurion came as close as 'At least 100 feet.' As the Centurion completed its landing roll; its engine apparently failed; and the pilot tried to exit the runway but failed to do so; resulting in 35L being closed for several minutes. Clearly; the pilot was running low on fuel to the point where he may have been literally running on fumes. In addition; for him to catch up with our aircraft when approaching all the way from the edge of the Class D; means that he was probably flying extremely fast. I had been keeping track of all of the communication between the Centurion and Tower up to this incident; and heard no mention of a fuel emergency by either party. This whole incident could have been avoided if the pilot of the Centurion had declared a fuel emergency. Instead; the pilot took matters into his own hands; and jeopardized the safety of at least four people today.
A C172 instructor with student practicing stop and go landings is sequenced ahead of a C210; just entering the Class D airspace. After landing the instructor hears the Tower issue a go around to the C210 pilot who announces 'bingo fuel' and proceeds to land behind the C172. The C210 engine quits on the runway.