Narrative:

The problem was caused by the large amounts of rainfall in our area, thereby affecting the crops. A customer (farmer) had me spray his potatoes that were water damaged. One field I was sent out to spray was about 20 mi from the moorhead, mn, airport. The field was 160 acres with 65 acres of spuds remaining to spray after water damage. I hadn't seen the field and usually a damaged field has major parts remaining. But in this field the remaining potatoes were scattered all over the entire field so I had to spray the whole 160 acres (shutting the spray on and off) instead of 65 acres. I finished the field and headed back to the moorhead airport. I knew I was low on fuel but there was still fuel showing on both wing tanks when about a mi northeast of the airport I ran out of fuel. I landed in a bean field with no damage to the plane or property. I refueled the plane and flew it out of the bean field with no problems. My competitor watched all this as he was spraying fields around the bean field I was in and notified the sheriff's department after watching me walk out of the field and seeing that my plane was undamaged. I have been a crop duster for 30 yrs with over 6000 hours in type and have never run out of gas, but this time I did. I don't have any accidents or violations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A THRUSH S2R AGRICULTURAL PLANE RUNS OUT OF GAS ON RETURN FROM SPRAY OP. OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL IN OUR AREA, THEREBY AFFECTING THE CROPS. A CUSTOMER (FARMER) HAD ME SPRAY HIS POTATOES THAT WERE WATER DAMAGED. ONE FIELD I WAS SENT OUT TO SPRAY WAS ABOUT 20 MI FROM THE MOORHEAD, MN, ARPT. THE FIELD WAS 160 ACRES WITH 65 ACRES OF SPUDS REMAINING TO SPRAY AFTER WATER DAMAGE. I HADN'T SEEN THE FIELD AND USUALLY A DAMAGED FIELD HAS MAJOR PARTS REMAINING. BUT IN THIS FIELD THE REMAINING POTATOES WERE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE ENTIRE FIELD SO I HAD TO SPRAY THE WHOLE 160 ACRES (SHUTTING THE SPRAY ON AND OFF) INSTEAD OF 65 ACRES. I FINISHED THE FIELD AND HEADED BACK TO THE MOORHEAD ARPT. I KNEW I WAS LOW ON FUEL BUT THERE WAS STILL FUEL SHOWING ON BOTH WING TANKS WHEN ABOUT A MI NE OF THE ARPT I RAN OUT OF FUEL. I LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE OR PROPERTY. I REFUELED THE PLANE AND FLEW IT OUT OF THE BEAN FIELD WITH NO PROBS. MY COMPETITOR WATCHED ALL THIS AS HE WAS SPRAYING FIELDS AROUND THE BEAN FIELD I WAS IN AND NOTIFIED THE SHERIFF'S DEPT AFTER WATCHING ME WALK OUT OF THE FIELD AND SEEING THAT MY PLANE WAS UNDAMAGED. I HAVE BEEN A CROP DUSTER FOR 30 YRS WITH OVER 6000 HRS IN TYPE AND HAVE NEVER RUN OUT OF GAS, BUT THIS TIME I DID. I DON'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS OR VIOLATIONS.

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.