<< >> NASA ASRS Report 418758, October 1998

A C152 in cruise at 2200 ft experienced loss of power caused by fuel starvation and made an off airport landing on a highway.

Attributes
ACN	418758
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : svm airport : 45g
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 97 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	418758
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Loss of power resulting in forced landing on highway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine failure was caused by fuel starvation even though the fuel quantity indicators were indicating adequate fuel remaining. The reporter said the FAA has cited the FBO who rented the aircraft for failure to maintain the fuel quantity indicators properly. The reporter stated the reporter did not visually verify the fuel actually in the tanks prior to flight but relied on the indicator's accuracy. There were no injuries or damage to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 IN CRUISE AT 2200 FT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION AND MADE AN OFF ARPT LNDG ON A HWY.

Narrative: LOSS OF PWR RESULTING IN FORCED LNDG ON HWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS WERE INDICATING ADEQUATE FUEL REMAINING. THE RPTR SAID THE FAA HAS CITED THE FBO WHO RENTED THE ACFT FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS PROPERLY. THE RPTR STATED THE RPTR DID NOT VISUALLY VERIFY THE FUEL ACTUALLY IN THE TANKS PRIOR TO FLT BUT RELIED ON THE INDICATOR'S ACCURACY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

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.