Pilot flying AA5 describes engine failure due to fuel exhaustion at cew.

Attributes
ACN	434316
Time
Date	199904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cew.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	434316
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Exhausted fuel approximately 8 mi short of cew, airport of intended landing. Either tanks were not filled completely at hwo, or consumption was greater than normal. Established over past 10 yrs, normal consumption 10 gph, flight 4 1/3 hours. Capacity 52 gallons. Was able to 'nurse' aircraft to airport. No damage or incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FLYING AA5 DESCRIBES ENG FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AT CEW.

Narrative: EXHAUSTED FUEL APPROX 8 MI SHORT OF CEW, ARPT OF INTENDED LNDG. EITHER TANKS WERE NOT FILLED COMPLETELY AT HWO, OR CONSUMPTION WAS GREATER THAN NORMAL. ESTABLISHED OVER PAST 10 YRS, NORMAL CONSUMPTION 10 GPH, FLT 4 1/3 HRS. CAPACITY 52 GALLONS. WAS ABLE TO 'NURSE' ACFT TO ARPT. NO DAMAGE OR INCIDENT.

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.