Narrative:

I departed bqn airport approximately at XA00 local, estimating sig at XA45 local with fuel on board enough for 1 hour and 20 mins. I was being escorted by another airplane and plans were made in case of radio problems. Around midway to destination, I saw unforecasted rain showers and held west of them for about 10 mins in VFR. Then, after they cleared, I continued. Since I encountered 2-WAY communication problems with the escorting aircraft, we proceeded with the plans made and they performed ATC communications for me. I reached sig at XA55 local and was cleared straight for landing on runway 9. It was gusty and during touchdown I did not feel comfortable with it and for safety reasons I initiated a go around. I joined the pattern and came in for landing after receiving the proper light signals. On final, I encountered conflicting slow traffic ahead and was not able to follow. I decided to go around again and paralleled the final course to the south. I joined the pattern once again and after making sure my path was clear, I came for another landing. When I started the turn to base I lost power, eventually the engine stopped and I was unable to restart. Due to the prevailing wind conditions and after analyzing the situation I judged that the safest decision was to reach the sandbar (a sand bank 3/4 - 1 mi west of the airport). It was done safely with no other consequences. Aircraft has only a slight (minimum) damage and got wet due to the landing in about 3 ft of water. It appears that due to the unforecasted showers that caused a 10-min delay en route and going around twice after reaching the destination, I involuntarily made use of my reserves.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF EXPERIMENTAL BIPLANE RUNS OUT OF GAS AND MAKES EMER LNDG OFF ARPT.

Narrative: I DEPARTED BQN ARPT APPROX AT XA00 LCL, ESTIMATING SIG AT XA45 LCL WITH FUEL ON BOARD ENOUGH FOR 1 HR AND 20 MINS. I WAS BEING ESCORTED BY ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND PLANS WERE MADE IN CASE OF RADIO PROBS. AROUND MIDWAY TO DEST, I SAW UNFORECASTED RAIN SHOWERS AND HELD W OF THEM FOR ABOUT 10 MINS IN VFR. THEN, AFTER THEY CLRED, I CONTINUED. SINCE I ENCOUNTERED 2-WAY COM PROBS WITH THE ESCORTING ACFT, WE PROCEEDED WITH THE PLANS MADE AND THEY PERFORMED ATC COMS FOR ME. I REACHED SIG AT XA55 LCL AND WAS CLRED STRAIGHT FOR LNDG ON RWY 9. IT WAS GUSTY AND DURING TOUCHDOWN I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND FOR SAFETY REASONS I INITIATED A GAR. I JOINED THE PATTERN AND CAME IN FOR LNDG AFTER RECEIVING THE PROPER LIGHT SIGNALS. ON FINAL, I ENCOUNTERED CONFLICTING SLOW TFC AHEAD AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FOLLOW. I DECIDED TO GAR AGAIN AND PARALLELED THE FINAL COURSE TO THE S. I JOINED THE PATTERN ONCE AGAIN AND AFTER MAKING SURE MY PATH WAS CLR, I CAME FOR ANOTHER LNDG. WHEN I STARTED THE TURN TO BASE I LOST PWR, EVENTUALLY THE ENG STOPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. DUE TO THE PREVAILING WIND CONDITIONS AND AFTER ANALYZING THE SIT I JUDGED THAT THE SAFEST DECISION WAS TO REACH THE SANDBAR (A SAND BANK 3/4 - 1 MI W OF THE ARPT). IT WAS DONE SAFELY WITH NO OTHER CONSEQUENCES. ACFT HAS ONLY A SLIGHT (MINIMUM) DAMAGE AND GOT WET DUE TO THE LNDG IN ABOUT 3 FT OF WATER. IT APPEARS THAT DUE TO THE UNFORECASTED SHOWERS THAT CAUSED A 10-MIN DELAY ENRTE AND GOING AROUND TWICE AFTER REACHING THE DEST, I INVOLUNTARILY MADE USE OF MY RESERVES.

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.