<< >> NASA ASRS Report 430715, March 1999

Pilot of a piper PA28-181 ran out of fuel during an IFR flight resulting in an emergency forced off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	430715
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lex.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lex.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	430715
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed fayetteville, nc, grannis field for cincinnati, oh, lunken field. 44 gallons usable fuel on board. Diverted to lexington, ky, bluegrass field due to headwinds. Ran out of fuel at approximately 3 hours 50 mins flight time. Mixture was leaned upon reaching cruise altitude 6000 ft departing fayetteville, nc.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA28-181 RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AN IFR FLT RESULTING IN AN EMER FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED FAYETTEVILLE, NC, GRANNIS FIELD FOR CINCINNATI, OH, LUNKEN FIELD. 44 GALLONS USABLE FUEL ON BOARD. DIVERTED TO LEXINGTON, KY, BLUEGRASS FIELD DUE TO HEADWINDS. RAN OUT OF FUEL AT APPROX 3 HRS 50 MINS FLT TIME. MIXTURE WAS LEANED UPON REACHING CRUISE ALT 6000 FT DEPARTING FAYETTEVILLE, NC.

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.