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An actual off airport forced landing was made during a dual training flight when the engine sputtered due to lack of fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 312574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 312574 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Purposely did not refuel before flight because I wanted to 'test' the next students preflight judgement with low fuel! Lesson went well with this student (about 6 hours total) and decided to move to next lesson plan (not, preflted). Tried his first landing practice at south county. He did very well with about 4-5 full stop taxi backs. Headed for sjc, threw in his first ground ... On way, engine sputtered. Attempted mayday, too low not enough time, prepared immediate landing in (short) 1000 ft dry field along 101 south of golf course, downwind 6 KTS, taxied to house, engine still running, shut down. Left needle showed some fuel, fuel visible in both tank bottoms. Obtained 3 gals of unleaded premium from farm house took off crosswind after taxi 1500 ft check of long field, for 5 mins flight to south county and refueled, return to sjc. Conclusion: too involved in lesson, wasn't checking gas, it finally happened at 6400 hours, the go around to save gas not wise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACTUAL OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG WAS MADE DURING A DUAL TRAINING FLT WHEN THE ENG SPUTTERED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL.
Narrative: PURPOSELY DID NOT REFUEL BEFORE FLT BECAUSE I WANTED TO 'TEST' THE NEXT STUDENTS PREFLT JUDGEMENT WITH LOW FUEL! LESSON WENT WELL WITH THIS STUDENT (ABOUT 6 HRS TOTAL) AND DECIDED TO MOVE TO NEXT LESSON PLAN (NOT, PREFLTED). TRIED HIS FIRST LNDG PRACTICE AT SOUTH COUNTY. HE DID VERY WELL WITH ABOUT 4-5 FULL STOP TAXI BACKS. HEADED FOR SJC, THREW IN HIS FIRST GND ... ON WAY, ENG SPUTTERED. ATTEMPTED MAYDAY, TOO LOW NOT ENOUGH TIME, PREPARED IMMEDIATE LNDG IN (SHORT) 1000 FT DRY FIELD ALONG 101 S OF GOLF COURSE, DOWNWIND 6 KTS, TAXIED TO HOUSE, ENG STILL RUNNING, SHUT DOWN. L NEEDLE SHOWED SOME FUEL, FUEL VISIBLE IN BOTH TANK BOTTOMS. OBTAINED 3 GALS OF UNLEADED PREMIUM FROM FARM HOUSE TOOK OFF XWIND AFTER TAXI 1500 FT CHK OF LONG FIELD, FOR 5 MINS FLT TO SOUTH COUNTY AND REFUELED, RETURN TO SJC. CONCLUSION: TOO INVOLVED IN LESSON, WASN'T CHKING GAS, IT FINALLY HAPPENED AT 6400 HRS, THE GAR TO SAVE GAS NOT WISE.
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.