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Private pilot of a long ez home built ran out of fuel on the left tank 1 mi short of his destination airport causing insufficient time to switch to right tank prior to making a forced landing on a highway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441739 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 06u.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pia.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3150 flight time type : 1280 |
| ASRS Report | 441739 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Final approach to 06U, starved fuel to engine from left tank. Unable to switch to right tank soon enough for restart. Made precautionary landing on highway 93, 1 mi south of jackpot, nv. No damage to aircraft or autos or other property. 15 min traffic delay for departure back to 06U.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A LONG EZ HOME BUILT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE L TANK 1 MI SHORT OF HIS DEST ARPT CAUSING INSUFFICIENT TIME TO SWITCH TO R TANK PRIOR TO MAKING A FORCED LNDG ON A HWY.
Narrative: FINAL APCH TO 06U, STARVED FUEL TO ENG FROM L TANK. UNABLE TO SWITCH TO R TANK SOON ENOUGH FOR RESTART. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON HWY 93, 1 MI S OF JACKPOT, NV. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR AUTOS OR OTHER PROPERTY. 15 MIN TFC DELAY FOR DEP BACK TO 06U.
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.