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A cessna 172P pilot ran out of fuel because he used the wrong performance chart. Error admitted. Off airport landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342688 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yin airport : 84y |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 342688 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Ran out of fuel returning to home base (ykn) after completing crop photo mission. Total time in the air was 6 hours 25 mins. Thought I had fuel enough for 7 hours and 15 mins. Used endurance profile chart for cessna model 172P with extended range tanks, page 5-22 cessna poh (yr 1981). This chart is for 62 useable fuel, the specific aircraft I was flying had only the 50 gal extended range tanks. I inadvertently used the wrong chart. During the descent for landing at the bloomfield airport which is unattended, I misjudged the approach altitude 'too high' and overshot the runway. As there was a cleanly mowed hayfield off the end of the runway, I landed in the field and rolled to a stop. No damage was done to aircraft or property. Aircraft was refueled and flown out of field to ykn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CESSNA 172P PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE HE USED THE WRONG PERFORMANCE CHART. ERROR ADMITTED. OFF ARPT LNDG.
Narrative: RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO HOME BASE (YKN) AFTER COMPLETING CROP PHOTO MISSION. TOTAL TIME IN THE AIR WAS 6 HRS 25 MINS. THOUGHT I HAD FUEL ENOUGH FOR 7 HRS AND 15 MINS. USED ENDURANCE PROFILE CHART FOR CESSNA MODEL 172P WITH EXTENDED RANGE TANKS, PAGE 5-22 CESSNA POH (YR 1981). THIS CHART IS FOR 62 USEABLE FUEL, THE SPECIFIC ACFT I WAS FLYING HAD ONLY THE 50 GAL EXTENDED RANGE TANKS. I INADVERTENTLY USED THE WRONG CHART. DURING THE DSCNT FOR LNDG AT THE BLOOMFIELD ARPT WHICH IS UNATTENDED, I MISJUDGED THE APCH ALT 'TOO HIGH' AND OVERSHOT THE RWY. AS THERE WAS A CLEANLY MOWED HAYFIELD OFF THE END OF THE RWY, I LANDED IN THE FIELD AND ROLLED TO A STOP. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ACFT OR PROPERTY. ACFT WAS REFUELED AND FLOWN OUT OF FIELD TO YKN.
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.