Aircraft ran out of gas and landed in a grass area north of the intended landing site.

Attributes
ACN	111624
Time
Date	198905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtn
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mtn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 14 controller radar : 1 controller supervisory : 1
ASRS Report	111624
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft ran out of fuel and landed in a grass area about 500' north of intended landing area. Pilot never mentioned low fuel state.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT RAN OUT OF GAS AND LANDED IN A GRASS AREA NORTH OF THE INTENDED LNDG SITE.

Narrative: SMA RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A GRASS AREA ABOUT 500' N OF INTENDED LNDG AREA. PLT NEVER MENTIONED LOW FUEL STATE.

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.