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.

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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.