GA small aircraft fuel exhaustion forced landing.

Attributes
ACN	132069
Time
Date	198912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tmb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tmb
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 80 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	132069
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Wrong calculation in flight planning with wind condition. Rushing to return airplane. Discovered when engine started running rough and losing power. Went to emergency pressure. Contacted tmb tower. Faulty judgement in headwind and the amount of fuel in tank when tanks were checked visually at eyw. Factors affecting quality of human performance were inexperience and hurrying to get home. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: callback conversation revealed that the aircraft made it to tmb landing on the runway. Reporter said he landed long and hot, and skidded a tire stopping. No damage to aircraft except flat spot on tire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FUEL EXHAUSTION FORCED LNDG.

Narrative: WRONG CALCULATION IN FLT PLANNING WITH WIND CONDITION. RUSHING TO RETURN AIRPLANE. DISCOVERED WHEN ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING PWR. WENT TO EMER PRESSURE. CONTACTED TMB TWR. FAULTY JUDGEMENT IN HEADWIND AND THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK WHEN TANKS WERE CHKED VISUALLY AT EYW. FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE WERE INEXPERIENCE AND HURRYING TO GET HOME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: CALLBACK CONVERSATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT MADE IT TO TMB LNDG ON THE RWY. RPTR SAID HE LANDED LONG AND HOT, AND SKIDDED A TIRE STOPPING. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT EXCEPT FLAT SPOT ON TIRE.

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.