<< >> NASA ASRS Report 430088, March 1999

A C172 private pilot runs out of gas short of his destination airport and lands on highway 90 near msy, la.

Attributes
ACN	430088
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : new.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy.tracon tower : lgb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 108 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	430088
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Engine problem during flight, began sputtering. Notified ATC. Used emergency checklist and attempted engine restart. Located united states highway 90 and executed an unscheduled off airport landing on united states highway 90 in new orleans, la. Fuel tanks were empty upon inspection. Exact cause of excessive fuel burn is yet to be determined.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PVT PLT RUNS OUT OF GAS SHORT OF HIS DEST ARPT AND LANDS ON HWY 90 NEAR MSY, LA.

Narrative: ENG PROB DURING FLT, BEGAN SPUTTERING. NOTIFIED ATC. USED EMER CHKLIST AND ATTEMPTED ENG RESTART. LOCATED UNITED STATES HWY 90 AND EXECUTED AN UNSCHEDULED OFF ARPT LNDG ON UNITED STATES HWY 90 IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY UPON INSPECTION. EXACT CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

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.