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Small aircraft took off with insufficient fuel and engine quit 13 mins later. Made deadstick landing on airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 192740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : day |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 192740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Experienced near fuel exhaustion on a flight from one satellite airport to another satellite airport (ete 20 mins). On departure from an unattended airport we estimated 1 hour 5 mins fuel on board, however, it was distributed in 2 tanks. Approximately 5 gals each tank (we thought). 10 mins into the flight the left tank ran dry. Switching to the right tank, the big surprise came 3 mins later when the fuel pressure began to drop! A power off visual approach was made to an unscheduled landing and we were able to taxi to the ramp, deplane and visually inspect the 2 dry tanks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TOOK OFF WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL AND ENG QUIT 13 MINS LATER. MADE DEADSTICK LNDG ON ARPT.
Narrative: EXPERIENCED NEAR FUEL EXHAUSTION ON A FLT FROM ONE SATELLITE ARPT TO ANOTHER SATELLITE ARPT (ETE 20 MINS). ON DEP FROM AN UNATTENDED ARPT WE ESTIMATED 1 HR 5 MINS FUEL ON BOARD, HOWEVER, IT WAS DISTRIBUTED IN 2 TANKS. APPROX 5 GALS EACH TANK (WE THOUGHT). 10 MINS INTO THE FLT THE L TANK RAN DRY. SWITCHING TO THE R TANK, THE BIG SURPRISE CAME 3 MINS LATER WHEN THE FUEL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP! A PWR OFF VISUAL APCH WAS MADE TO AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG AND WE WERE ABLE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, DEPLANE AND VISUALLY INSPECT THE 2 DRY TANKS.
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.