GA small aircraft fuel starvation when left tank selected. Forced off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	103222
Time
Date	198901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 198
ASRS Report	103222
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine stopped due to fuel starvation on left tank. Landed on south frontage road of I37 approximately 25 mi northwest of corpus christi, tx. No injuries or damage to aircraft. Refueled right tank and proceeded to destination. Inspection showed foreign object lodged in fuel selector valve, causing fuel starvation from left tank.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FUEL STARVATION WHEN LEFT TANK SELECTED. FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ON LEFT TANK. LANDED ON SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD OF I37 APPROX 25 MI NW OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO ACFT. REFUELED RIGHT TANK AND PROCEEDED TO DEST. INSPECTION SHOWED FOREIGN OBJECT LODGED IN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, CAUSING FUEL STARVATION FROM LEFT TANK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.