Forced landing made back at departure airport after aircraft experiences fuel starvation exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	180427
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tha
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 7000
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	cruise other cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 235 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	180427
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After dropping a load of parachutist at 10500' MSL, the engine began to surge and run rough. At this time I applied carburetor heat and put the mixture at full rich. At about 7000' MSL, the engine quite and I could not get a restart. I was within 2 NM of that during the event, so I set up a normal glide and spiraled down to pattern altitude and then made a normal landing west/O power. This was a violation of far 91.151.A1, which requires a 30 min reserve of fuel. I misinterpreted the amount of fuel on board and the time that I had flown. I attribute this event to poor judgement and inexperience in this aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FORCED LNDG MADE BACK AT DEP ARPT AFTER ACFT EXPERIENCES FUEL STARVATION EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: AFTER DROPPING A LOAD OF PARACHUTIST AT 10500' MSL, THE ENG BEGAN TO SURGE AND RUN ROUGH. AT THIS TIME I APPLIED CARB HEAT AND PUT THE MIXTURE AT FULL RICH. AT ABOUT 7000' MSL, THE ENG QUITE AND I COULD NOT GET A RESTART. I WAS WITHIN 2 NM OF THAT DURING THE EVENT, SO I SET UP A NORMAL GLIDE AND SPIRALED DOWN TO PATTERN ALT AND THEN MADE A NORMAL LNDG W/O PWR. THIS WAS A VIOLATION OF FAR 91.151.A1, WHICH REQUIRES A 30 MIN RESERVE OF FUEL. I MISINTERPRETED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD AND THE TIME THAT I HAD FLOWN. I ATTRIBUTE THIS EVENT TO POOR JUDGEMENT AND INEXPERIENCE IN THIS ACFT.

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.