Small aircraft runs out of gas on a practice instrument approach and lands short of the airport.

Attributes
ACN	193930
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isp
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	193930
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On an instrument training flight, my student did the preflight. Being a private pilot I did not check the fuel to check up on him. On our last approach back for a full stop, we ran out of fuel. The landing was made with no damage to property, aircraft, and people. The contributing factor I believe was that I assumed the student had properly preflted the aircraft. If I would have inquired about the fuel this would have never happened. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: they were attempting an approach to isp when the engine failed and they landed off the airport. He had to take a '609' ride and that was the end of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA RUNS OUT OF GAS ON A PRACTICE INST APCH AND LANDS SHORT OF THE ARPT.

Narrative: ON AN INST TRAINING FLT, MY STUDENT DID THE PREFLT. BEING A PRIVATE PLT I DID NOT CHK THE FUEL TO CHK UP ON HIM. ON OUR LAST APCH BACK FOR A FULL STOP, WE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE LNDG WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, ACFT, AND PEOPLE. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR I BELIEVE WAS THAT I ASSUMED THE STUDENT HAD PROPERLY PREFLTED THE ACFT. IF I WOULD HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THE FUEL THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THEY WERE ATTEMPTING AN APCH TO ISP WHEN THE ENG FAILED AND THEY LANDED OFF THE ARPT. HE HAD TO TAKE A '609' RIDE AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.

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.