An small aircraft pilot got lost. Ran out of fuel, and landed off airport with no reported damage or...

Attributes
ACN	226387
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gwo
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
ASRS Report	226387
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Became lost and low on fuel. Stopped for gas at an airport which supposedly had fuel but none was available. I recomputed location and departed for the next closest airport with fuel, but due to the heading indicator not being aligned with the magnetic compass, I again was unable to determine my location. The airplane ran out of fuel and I landed in a field in stewart, ms. Basically, I panicked and was unsure what to do when initially becoming lost. I am aware of the actions I should have taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT GOT LOST. RAN OUT OF FUEL, AND LANDED OFF ARPT WITH NO RPTED DAMAGE OR INJURY.

Narrative: BECAME LOST AND LOW ON FUEL. STOPPED FOR GAS AT AN ARPT WHICH SUPPOSEDLY HAD FUEL BUT NONE WAS AVAILABLE. I RECOMPUTED LOCATION AND DEPARTED FOR THE NEXT CLOSEST ARPT WITH FUEL, BUT DUE TO THE HDG INDICATOR NOT BEING ALIGNED WITH THE MAG COMPASS, I AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE MY LOCATION. THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND I LANDED IN A FIELD IN STEWART, MS. BASICALLY, I PANICKED AND WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO WHEN INITIALLY BECOMING LOST. I AM AWARE OF THE ACTIONS I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN.

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 pilot got lost. Ran out of fuel, and landed off airport with no reported damage or injury.