Off airport emergency landing performed in stearman after fuel exhaustion suffered by pilot.

Attributes
ACN	337697
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	337697
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Checked fuel gauge before takeoff. Fuel gauge indicated 3/4 full. Engine quit 15 mins into flight over pensacola beach. Landed on road being constructed. Area on the beach was closed to public. No damage to people or property. Refueled, got permission from local FAA to take off from beach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OFF ARPT EMER LNDG PERFORMED IN STEARMAN AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION SUFFERED BY PLT.

Narrative: CHKED FUEL GAUGE BEFORE TKOF. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 FULL. ENG QUIT 15 MINS INTO FLT OVER PENSACOLA BEACH. LANDED ON ROAD BEING CONSTRUCTED. AREA ON THE BEACH WAS CLOSED TO PUBLIC. NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY. REFUELED, GOT PERMISSION FROM LCL FAA TO TAKE OFF FROM BEACH.

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.