Ultralight pilot using GPS lands grissom AFB instead of home field.

Attributes
ACN	343097
Time
Date	199607
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gus
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3520
ASRS Report	343097
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot ran out of fuel and landed in a field. Farmer gave him 5 gals of gasoline and gave directions to peru airport. Needing to set the GPS to return home, the pilot decided to land at peru airport. After landing and being searched by mp's, pilot was informed that he had landed at grissom air force base. They contacted the local FSDO which said the aircraft was an ultralight and as such required no license or medical. Pilot reset the GPS and returned home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ULTRALIGHT PLT USING GPS LANDS GRISSOM AFB INSTEAD OF HOME FIELD.

Narrative: PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A FIELD. FARMER GAVE HIM 5 GALS OF GASOLINE AND GAVE DIRECTIONS TO PERU ARPT. NEEDING TO SET THE GPS TO RETURN HOME, THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND AT PERU ARPT. AFTER LNDG AND BEING SEARCHED BY MP'S, PLT WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD LANDED AT GRISSOM AIR FORCE BASE. THEY CONTACTED THE LCL FSDO WHICH SAID THE ACFT WAS AN ULTRALIGHT AND AS SUCH REQUIRED NO LICENSE OR MEDICAL. PLT RESET THE GPS AND RETURNED HOME.

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.