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Student pilot on solo crosscountry runs low on fuel because she got lost. Gets flight assist from FSS at lnr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 180021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnr |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 38 flight time type : 33 |
| ASRS Report | 180021 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departed green bay on a solo x-country flight to lnr with 2 1/2 hours of fuel on board. Estimated time to lnr was 1.4 hours. Was unable to locate airport and circled around to try and locate airport, using up my reserve fuel. Contacted FSS who provided assistance to locate airport. To prevent recurrence or to correct the situation, I should have filled up with fuel at green bay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY RUNS LOW ON FUEL BECAUSE SHE GOT LOST. GETS FLT ASSIST FROM FSS AT LNR.
Narrative: DEPARTED GREEN BAY ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT TO LNR WITH 2 1/2 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. ESTIMATED TIME TO LNR WAS 1.4 HRS. WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ARPT AND CIRCLED AROUND TO TRY AND LOCATE ARPT, USING UP MY RESERVE FUEL. CONTACTED FSS WHO PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE ARPT. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OR TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, I SHOULD HAVE FILLED UP WITH FUEL AT GREEN BAY.
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.