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Pilot of a C150 took off with insufficient fuel resulting in an off airport forced landing after the engine quit due to fuel starvation. There were no injuries to the 2 occupants and only minor damage to 1 wingtip and wheel pants of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393978 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aun |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3920 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 393978 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
C150, climbing out of aun, ca, with 1/4 tank of fuel and engine failed. At approximately 700 ft above terrain, looked for an adequate landing site. Crossed over a golf course (a noise sensitive area) and successfully landed in a ranch pasture. No injury to occupants (2) or to the pasture. Minor damage to wheel pants on aircraft and right wingtip fairing. Aircraft was helicopter lifted out of field to airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C150 TOOK OFF WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL RESULTING IN AN OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO 1 WINGTIP AND WHEEL PANTS OF THE ACFT.
Narrative: C150, CLBING OUT OF AUN, CA, WITH 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AND ENG FAILED. AT APPROX 700 FT ABOVE TERRAIN, LOOKED FOR AN ADEQUATE LNDG SITE. CROSSED OVER A GOLF COURSE (A NOISE SENSITIVE AREA) AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN A RANCH PASTURE. NO INJURY TO OCCUPANTS (2) OR TO THE PASTURE. MINOR DAMAGE TO WHEEL PANTS ON ACFT AND R WINGTIP FAIRING. ACFT WAS HELI LIFTED OUT OF FIELD TO ARPT.
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.