New private pilot runs out of fuel on cross country flight. Emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	292606
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tki
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skipper 77
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 83 flight time type : 77
ASRS Report	292606
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cross country flight from miami, oklahoma to addison, tx, when engine lost power. Made emergency landing in a field. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states FAA classified this as an incident. Minor damage to nose wheel and left wingtip. He has been through a re-check and FAA did not take away his certificate. He is currently working on instrument and commercial ratings. His instructor had reviewed his calculations when they received a WX briefing and approved of them. Reporter feels there may have been a head wind from WX to the south. It was night and he feels very lucky to have survived. Aircraft is BE77. Reporter now checks his fuel 3 times before departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW PVT PLT RUNS OUT OF FUEL ON CROSS COUNTRY FLT. EMER LNDG.

Narrative: CROSS COUNTRY FLT FROM MIAMI, OKLAHOMA TO ADDISON, TX, WHEN ENG LOST PWR. MADE EMER LNDG IN A FIELD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES FAA CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL AND L WINGTIP. HE HAS BEEN THROUGH A RE-CHK AND FAA DID NOT TAKE AWAY HIS CERTIFICATE. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON INST AND COMMERCIAL RATINGS. HIS INSTRUCTOR HAD REVIEWED HIS CALCULATIONS WHEN THEY RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING AND APPROVED OF THEM. RPTR FEELS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A HEAD WIND FROM WX TO THE S. IT WAS NIGHT AND HE FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED. ACFT IS BE77. RPTR NOW CHKS HIS FUEL 3 TIMES BEFORE DEP.

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.