Flight instructor and trainee ran out of gas and made an uneventful forced landing at an airport.

Attributes
ACN	321985
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n54
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 440 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	321985
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

While being radar vectored for the ILS runway 24 at pne at approximately 3000 ft MSL over the OM, the engine surged and then completely stopped. We performed our emergency checklists and safely set down at an airport right below us (buehl field, N54). Upon inspection of the airplane after landing we found that both fuel tanks were completely empty. A mechanic at the airport inspected the airplane and found a possible leak in the right wing quick drain. We also took off with less than full tanks after we checked the fuel slips for our airplane. Some of the contributing factors were the CFI becoming complacent with student's preflting, taking off with less than full tanks, and CFI not visually doublechking student's preflight. In the future I will always visually doublechk my student's preflight inspection and planning, and always be ready for the unexpected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE RAN OUT OF GAS AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FORCED LNDG AT AN ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR THE ILS RWY 24 AT PNE AT APPROX 3000 FT MSL OVER THE OM, THE ENG SURGED AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. WE PERFORMED OUR EMER CHKLISTS AND SAFELY SET DOWN AT AN ARPT RIGHT BELOW US (BUEHL FIELD, N54). UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER LNDG WE FOUND THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE COMPLETELY EMPTY. A MECH AT THE ARPT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND A POSSIBLE LEAK IN THE R WING QUICK DRAIN. WE ALSO TOOK OFF WITH LESS THAN FULL TANKS AFTER WE CHKED THE FUEL SLIPS FOR OUR AIRPLANE. SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE CFI BECOMING COMPLACENT WITH STUDENT'S PREFLTING, TAKING OFF WITH LESS THAN FULL TANKS, AND CFI NOT VISUALLY DOUBLECHKING STUDENT'S PREFLT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL ALWAYS VISUALLY DOUBLECHK MY STUDENT'S PREFLT INSPECTION AND PLANNING, AND ALWAYS BE READY FOR THE UNEXPECTED.

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.