An small aircraft landed short of the runway due to fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	226396
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vct
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
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	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 83 flight time total : 2156 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	226396
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft was fueled at lbx airport in the morning. The pilot did the fueling. The flight departed at XM30 on a pleasure flight to kennedy, tx. Approximately 1 hour after departure, the engine quit. We were near vct and turned left to line up with runway 12L. The engine ran for a few mins, then quit again and I landed in a field beside the middle marker. The left landing gear hit a bush and was damaged. No one was hurt and no other damage was noted. Cause: the left wing tank gas cap was missing and all the fuel on board was lost in-flight. Reason for cap to come off -- unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS FUELED AT LBX ARPT IN THE MORNING. THE PLT DID THE FUELING. THE FLT DEPARTED AT XM30 ON A PLEASURE FLT TO KENNEDY, TX. APPROX 1 HR AFTER DEP, THE ENG QUIT. WE WERE NEAR VCT AND TURNED L TO LINE UP WITH RWY 12L. THE ENG RAN FOR A FEW MINS, THEN QUIT AGAIN AND I LANDED IN A FIELD BESIDE THE MIDDLE MARKER. THE L LNDG GEAR HIT A BUSH AND WAS DAMAGED. NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. CAUSE: THE L WING TANK GAS CAP WAS MISSING AND ALL THE FUEL ON BOARD WAS LOST INFLT. REASON FOR CAP TO COME OFF -- UNKNOWN.

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.