GA small aircraft engine quit on takeoff due fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	131163
Time
Date	198912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ona
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	131163
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving dual instruction to a student pilot in an small aircraft owned by the student. After doing air work we landed and were taking off again. At approximately 100' AGL the engine died. I told the student 'I've got it', took control and lowered the nose to land straight ahead on the runway. The student, on his own, restarted the engine and applied full power. This carried us further down the runway at altitude and the engine then died again almost immediately. I again told the student 'I've got it' and landed, touching down on the runway but coming to a stop just off the end of the runway. No damage done to the aircraft or anything else. I made 2 mistakes. One of course, was that I failed to verify that the student had visually checked the fuel tanks. He of course had not. (Both fuel gauges read 1/4 at the time the tanks went dry, causing the engine failure.) the second mistake was that I had failed to establish with the student beforehand, that when I say 'I've got it', he is to do nothing unless he is told to. If the engine had run just a few moments longer after he restarted it and applied power, it would have carried us beyond the end of the runway rough terrain might have made this less than 'a good landing'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ENGINE QUIT ON TKOF DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PLT IN AN SMA OWNED BY THE STUDENT. AFTER DOING AIR WORK WE LANDED AND WERE TAKING OFF AGAIN. AT APPROX 100' AGL THE ENGINE DIED. I TOLD THE STUDENT 'I'VE GOT IT', TOOK CONTROL AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RWY. THE STUDENT, ON HIS OWN, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THIS CARRIED US FURTHER DOWN THE RWY AT ALT AND THE ENGINE THEN DIED AGAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I AGAIN TOLD THE STUDENT 'I'VE GOT IT' AND LANDED, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RWY BUT COMING TO A STOP JUST OFF THE END OF THE RWY. NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE ACFT OR ANYTHING ELSE. I MADE 2 MISTAKES. ONE OF COURSE, WAS THAT I FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE STUDENT HAD VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS. HE OF COURSE HAD NOT. (BOTH FUEL GAUGES READ 1/4 AT THE TIME THE TANKS WENT DRY, CAUSING THE ENGINE FAILURE.) THE SECOND MISTAKE WAS THAT I HAD FAILED TO ESTABLISH WITH THE STUDENT BEFOREHAND, THAT WHEN I SAY 'I'VE GOT IT', HE IS TO DO NOTHING UNLESS HE IS TOLD TO. IF THE ENGINE HAD RUN JUST A FEW MOMENTS LONGER AFTER HE RESTARTED IT AND APPLIED POWER, IT WOULD HAVE CARRIED US BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY ROUGH TERRAIN MIGHT HAVE MADE THIS LESS THAN 'A GOOD LNDG'.

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.