C172 pilot makes off airport landing when aircraft runs out of fuel.

Attributes
ACN	321425
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bgr
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bgr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1025 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	321425
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight started at N14 (flying west airport). Was running ahead of time and did not stop in concord, nh, for gas. Successfully landed in field (1500 ft) and after refueling continued to dexter, me. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states this was an off-airport landing. He totally ran out of fuel. Aircraft was cessna 172 and he was able to fly it out of the field. He refueled the next day. FAA has requested a ground check from him, he is scheduled soon.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT MAKES OFF ARPT LNDG WHEN ACFT RUNS OUT OF FUEL.

Narrative: FLT STARTED AT N14 (FLYING W ARPT). WAS RUNNING AHEAD OF TIME AND DID NOT STOP IN CONCORD, NH, FOR GAS. SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN FIELD (1500 FT) AND AFTER REFUELING CONTINUED TO DEXTER, ME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THIS WAS AN OFF-ARPT LNDG. HE TOTALLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. ACFT WAS CESSNA 172 AND HE WAS ABLE TO FLY IT OUT OF THE FIELD. HE REFUELED THE NEXT DAY. FAA HAS REQUESTED A GND CHK FROM HIM, HE IS SCHEDULED SOON.

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.