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An instructor pilot reported that his student pilot on a solo cross country had a C172 fuel system malfunction which caused him to land successfully in a field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1004202 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I received a phone call from a student I had signed off for a solo VFR cross country stating that they had landed in a field. They had said that the fuel annunciator lit up; and the engine sputtered; so they increased power and enriched the mixture. This had no effect on the aircraft performance. The engine then died; and the student proceeded to execute the emergency checklist after contacting the military gca and notifying them of their situation. The student landed in a wheat field without harm or damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An instructor pilot reported that his student pilot on a solo cross country had a C172 fuel system malfunction which caused him to land successfully in a field.
Narrative: I received a phone call from a student I had signed off for a solo VFR cross country stating that they had landed in a field. They had said that the fuel annunciator lit up; and the engine sputtered; so they increased power and enriched the mixture. This had no effect on the aircraft performance. The engine then died; and the student proceeded to execute the emergency checklist after contacting the Military GCA and notifying them of their situation. The student landed in a wheat field without harm or damage to the aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.