Off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	111162
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : thv
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 60 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	111162
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was unable to maintain the minimum fuel requirements, so I made a precautionary landing off airport in field. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the reporter is a student pilot on his first solo cross-country. He states that he became lost due to deteriorating visibility due to hazy conditions. He decided to land in a suitable dirt field rather than risk running out of gas. He stated that there was no damage and the airplane was recovered by his instructor. He was uninjured and continues with his flight training. Altogether a good decision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM FUEL REQUIREMENTS, SO I MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG OFF ARPT IN FIELD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE RPTR IS A STUDENT PLT ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. HE STATES THAT HE BECAME LOST DUE TO DETERIORATING VISIBILITY DUE TO HAZY CONDITIONS. HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A SUITABLE DIRT FIELD RATHER THAN RISK RUNNING OUT OF GAS. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR. HE WAS UNINJURED AND CONTINUES WITH HIS FLT TRNING. ALTOGETHER A GOOD DECISION.

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.