An small aircraft student pilot ran out of gas and landed off airport with no reported injury or dam...

Attributes
ACN	213322
Time
Date	199206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
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	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 29 flight time type : 24
ASRS Report	213322
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 475 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	213323
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
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:

At approximately XX30 pm EDT, the plane was on final approach for runway 36 at evansville airport. Distance to runway was approximately 3/4 mi at 800 ft MSL. The carburetor heat just been pulled on. The engine RPM went from approximately 1800 RPM to 0 RPM with little or no warning. There was a field directly below so the plane was turned 90 degree and landed in the field. The rolling distance available was short, approximately 300 ft. The plane rolled into a ditch at the side of a road. The plane then bounced out of the ditch and over the road. The plane stopped 5 ft beyond roadside. Supplemental information from acn 213323. I am the student's instructor. I signed off his logbook and medical certificate. Prior to my arrival he had done the preflight. This was his 19TH preflight and I had no reason to doubt his completeness. He had ordered fuel which was never put in the plane. Cause of situation was loss of fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA STUDENT PLT RAN OUT OF GAS AND LANDED OFF ARPT WITH NO RPTED INJURY OR DAMAGE.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX30 PM EDT, THE PLANE WAS ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 36 AT EVANSVILLE ARPT. DISTANCE TO RWY WAS APPROX 3/4 MI AT 800 FT MSL. THE CARB HEAT JUST BEEN PULLED ON. THE ENG RPM WENT FROM APPROX 1800 RPM TO 0 RPM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. THERE WAS A FIELD DIRECTLY BELOW SO THE PLANE WAS TURNED 90 DEG AND LANDED IN THE FIELD. THE ROLLING DISTANCE AVAILABLE WAS SHORT, APPROX 300 FT. THE PLANE ROLLED INTO A DITCH AT THE SIDE OF A ROAD. THE PLANE THEN BOUNCED OUT OF THE DITCH AND OVER THE ROAD. THE PLANE STOPPED 5 FT BEYOND ROADSIDE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 213323. I AM THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR. I SIGNED OFF HIS LOGBOOK AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. PRIOR TO MY ARR HE HAD DONE THE PREFLT. THIS WAS HIS 19TH PREFLT AND I HAD NO REASON TO DOUBT HIS COMPLETENESS. HE HAD ORDERED FUEL WHICH WAS NEVER PUT IN THE PLANE. CAUSE OF SITUATION WAS LOSS OF FUEL.

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.

An small aircraft student pilot ran out of gas and landed off airport with no reported injury or damage.