CFI passenger riding in small aircraft enroute to new describes incident where aircraft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing on a highway. Aircraft was refueled and flown off highway with the cooperation of the FAA and the state police.

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Attributes
ACN	144673
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msy airport : new
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	144673
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Asked pilot if tanks had sufficient fuel before takeoff and pilot said had fuel. Gauges read had 3/4 full fuel. Flew to airport 30 mins away and on return trip to new engine sputtered. After checking emergency items, west/O success landed on I-10 near slidell, la west/O damage to plane. State police authority/authorized flight out. Fuel was added to plane and flown to new. Later learned of leaking fuel tanks which caused engine failure. FAA authority/authorized to coordinate takeoff with state police because plane would not fit on available trailer and was flown out by pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CFI PASSENGER RIDING IN SMA ENROUTE TO NEW DESCRIBES INCIDENT WHERE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LNDG ON A HIGHWAY. ACFT WAS REFUELED AND FLOWN OFF HIGHWAY WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE FAA AND THE STATE POLICE.

Narrative: ASKED PLT IF TANKS HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL BEFORE TKOF AND PLT SAID HAD FUEL. GAUGES READ HAD 3/4 FULL FUEL. FLEW TO ARPT 30 MINS AWAY AND ON RETURN TRIP TO NEW ENG SPUTTERED. AFTER CHKING EMER ITEMS, W/O SUCCESS LANDED ON I-10 NEAR SLIDELL, LA W/O DAMAGE TO PLANE. STATE POLICE AUTH FLT OUT. FUEL WAS ADDED TO PLANE AND FLOWN TO NEW. LATER LEARNED OF LEAKING FUEL TANKS WHICH CAUSED ENG FAILURE. FAA AUTH TO COORDINATE TKOF WITH STATE POLICE BECAUSE PLANE WOULD NOT FIT ON AVAILABLE TRAILER AND WAS FLOWN OUT BY PLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.