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An small aircraft twin landed on an en route airport after fuel exhaustion. His landing was assisted by gsp approach control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218373 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 57a |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gsp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 218373 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed orange county airport IFR with 5 hours fuel on board en route to atl. Tanks were topped off 15 mins prior to flight. 4 hours after departure, fuel was exhausted. Reported to center, they vectored us to rutherford, 6 mi from incident where we landed safely. Tanks were topped off and trip continued following day. The controller at greer was responsible for us making a safe landing without incident and should be commended. This aircraft holds 136 gallons of fuel. When it was topped off at rutherford, it took 117 gallons of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA TWIN LANDED ON AN ENRTE ARPT AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIS LNDG WAS ASSISTED BY GSP APCH CTL.
Narrative: DEPARTED ORANGE COUNTY ARPT IFR WITH 5 HRS FUEL ON BOARD ENRTE TO ATL. TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF 15 MINS PRIOR TO FLT. 4 HRS AFTER DEP, FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. RPTED TO CTR, THEY VECTORED US TO RUTHERFORD, 6 MI FROM INCIDENT WHERE WE LANDED SAFELY. TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF AND TRIP CONTINUED FOLLOWING DAY. THE CTLR AT GREER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR US MAKING A SAFE LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT AND SHOULD BE COMMENDED. THIS ACFT HOLDS 136 GALLONS OF FUEL. WHEN IT WAS TOPPED OFF AT RUTHERFORD, IT TOOK 117 GALLONS 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.