A high time pilot ran out of fuel in an antique aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	243258
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f10
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	243258
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft has no fuel gauge, fuel capacity is determined with calibrated 'stick.' was advised fuel level indicated 'about' 14 gallons (didn't check it personally) should have had 2 hours of fuel. Engine quit at 1 + 30. Was within 4-5 mi of destination. Will check fuel level myself in future. Landed in cow pasture (burns car gas) got 5 gallons of fuel and flew aircraft to destination airport (without incident).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HIGH TIME PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL IN AN ANTIQUE ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT HAS NO FUEL GAUGE, FUEL CAPACITY IS DETERMINED WITH CALIBRATED 'STICK.' WAS ADVISED FUEL LEVEL INDICATED 'ABOUT' 14 GALLONS (DIDN'T CHK IT PERSONALLY) SHOULD HAVE HAD 2 HRS OF FUEL. ENG QUIT AT 1 + 30. WAS WITHIN 4-5 MI OF DEST. WILL CHK FUEL LEVEL MYSELF IN FUTURE. LANDED IN COW PASTURE (BURNS CAR GAS) GOT 5 GALLONS OF FUEL AND FLEW ACFT TO DEST ARPT (WITHOUT INCIDENT).

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.