Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 10000; Flight Crew Type 450
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Diverted
Aircraft
During cruise flight; I noticed the smell of fuel. A visual inspection found fuel leaking from the right tank at the wing root. I immediately proceeded direct to the nearest airport and contacted Approach to [inform them of my predicament]. Approximately 10 minutes from [the alternate airport]; I notified Approach I would be shutting off the electrical system for safety reasons.After an uneventful touchdown; I called Approach on the phone to notify them I had landed safely and was off the aircraft.
AL3 pilot reported diverting to an alternate airport after noticing a fuel leak in flight.