Forced landing due to fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	151392
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : far
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl bound lower : 900 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 95 flight time type : 87
ASRS Report	151392
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Around local time, at the altitude of 3500' while descending towards west fargo airport the engine quit. 2 attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The emergency landing was performed on gravel county road, about 2 mi east from minnesota highway 25, and about 10 NM southeast from fargo hector airport. After touching down the plane skidded from the road to the ditch on the left side. The plane sustained minor damages; there were no injuries or other property damage. The apparent reason of the accident was fuel starvation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FORCED LNDG DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: AROUND LCL TIME, AT THE ALT OF 3500' WHILE DSNDING TOWARDS W FARGO ARPT THE ENG QUIT. 2 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE EMER LNDG WAS PERFORMED ON GRAVEL COUNTY ROAD, ABOUT 2 MI E FROM MINNESOTA HWY 25, AND ABOUT 10 NM SE FROM FARGO HECTOR ARPT. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PLANE SKIDDED FROM THE ROAD TO THE DITCH ON THE L SIDE. THE PLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES; THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE APPARENT REASON OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL STARVATION.

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.