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Private pilot of a C172 made an off airport forced landing due to engine fuel starvation. There were no injuries or damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 5r7 |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 404049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After crossing over mobile bay, I checked fuel. The right tank was on empty and left tank indicated 1/4 of a tank. I was at 2500 ft, then descended below clouds to 1200 ft. I cleared the clouds then proceeded to climb back to 2500 ft and the engine began to lose power. I checked instruments. The gas lever was on both, I moved it to the left tank. I called mayday indicating location. At 300 ft I turned off the engine and made a forced landing in a cow pasture. No injuries were sustained. There was no propeller strike or damage to the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 MADE AN OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG DUE TO ENG FUEL STARVATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER XING OVER MOBILE BAY, I CHKED FUEL. THE R TANK WAS ON EMPTY AND L TANK INDICATED 1/4 OF A TANK. I WAS AT 2500 FT, THEN DSNDED BELOW CLOUDS TO 1200 FT. I CLRED THE CLOUDS THEN PROCEEDED TO CLB BACK TO 2500 FT AND THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR. I CHKED INSTS. THE GAS LEVER WAS ON BOTH, I MOVED IT TO THE L TANK. I CALLED MAYDAY INDICATING LOCATION. AT 300 FT I TURNED OFF THE ENG AND MADE A FORCED LNDG IN A COW PASTURE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE OR DAMAGE TO THE PLANE.
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.