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A PA28 student pilot on a solo cross country flight and his supervising instructor report a fuel mismanagement problem resulting in engine stoppage and an off airport landing without injuries or damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1303716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Selector |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 3320 Flight Crew Type 375 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 31.7 Flight Crew Total 45.1 Flight Crew Type 13.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Student was on a solo cross country flight. Flight was to visit two airports then return. On the last leg; he started to have engine trouble; and went through the engine out procedure. Once he diagnosed the issue was that the right fuel tank was indicating 0; he switched tanks in an attempt to restart but the engine failed to start. Once he reached 2;000 feet MSL; he then executed an engine out emergency landing in a harvested corn field. He successfully landed the aircraft without damage or injury to himself. To prevent a future occurrence of fuel mismanagement; the student will undergo ground and flight training on fuel management and system operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 student pilot on a solo cross country flight and his supervising instructor report a fuel mismanagement problem resulting in engine stoppage and an off airport landing without injuries or damage.
Narrative: Student was on a solo cross country flight. Flight was to visit two airports then return. On the last leg; he started to have engine trouble; and went through the engine out procedure. Once he diagnosed the issue was that the right fuel tank was indicating 0; he switched tanks in an attempt to restart but the engine failed to start. Once he reached 2;000 feet MSL; he then executed an engine out emergency landing in a harvested corn field. He successfully landed the aircraft without damage or injury to himself. To prevent a future occurrence of fuel mismanagement; the student will undergo ground and flight training on fuel management and system operation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.