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Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft inadvertently ran out of fuel resulting in an off airport forced landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fgt airport : y12 |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ash |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 367 flight time type : 79 |
| ASRS Report | 234846 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to heavy load, the plane took off without a full fuel load. The aircraft fuel burn was about 1 1/2 gals per hour higher than the table provided in the pilot's operating handbook (poh). Fuel was exhausted 45 mins sooner than calculations based on the poh. A successful landing was made on a rural gravel road.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF SMA ACFT INADVERTENTLY RAN OUT OF FUEL RESULTING IN AN OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG.
Narrative: DUE TO HVY LOAD, THE PLANE TOOK OFF WITHOUT A FULL FUEL LOAD. THE ACFT FUEL BURN WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 GALS PER HR HIGHER THAN THE TABLE PROVIDED IN THE PLT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH). FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED 45 MINS SOONER THAN CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE POH. A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE ON A RURAL GRAVEL ROAD.
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.