Atx small aircraft ran out of fuel 5 NM short of the airport.

Attributes
ACN	186457
Time
Date	199108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hob airport : cvn
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500
ASRS Report	186457
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed hobbs, NM, with 400 pounds fuel indicated. Quick turned clovis, NM, and had 325 pounds indicated on takeoff. Left tank went dry 20 mi east of kabq. Had 125 pounds indicated right tank. Engine failed 3 mi southeast kabq 1.8 hours flight time. Made same trip with same aircraft many times and had normal fuel on shutdown 150 pounds to 200 pounds. Aircraft burns 100 pounds per hour. To prevent possible recurrences suggest stick to determine actual fuel quantity stick to be marked at half full (min quantity) and 3/4 full.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMA RAN OUT OF FUEL 5 NM SHORT OF THE ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED HOBBS, NM, WITH 400 POUNDS FUEL INDICATED. QUICK TURNED CLOVIS, NM, AND HAD 325 POUNDS INDICATED ON TKOF. L TANK WENT DRY 20 MI E OF KABQ. HAD 125 POUNDS INDICATED R TANK. ENG FAILED 3 MI SE KABQ 1.8 HRS FLT TIME. MADE SAME TRIP WITH SAME ACFT MANY TIMES AND HAD NORMAL FUEL ON SHUTDOWN 150 POUNDS TO 200 POUNDS. ACFT BURNS 100 POUNDS PER HR. TO PREVENT POSSIBLE RECURRENCES SUGGEST STICK TO DETERMINE ACTUAL FUEL QUANTITY STICK TO BE MARKED AT HALF FULL (MIN QUANTITY) AND 3/4 FULL.

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.