Pilot of a C210 made an off airport emergency landing on a road due to running out of fuel during a ...

Attributes
ACN	460977
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oma.tower tower : cyul.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna 120
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	460977
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed owatonna, mn (owa), XA30 local, jan/xa/00, IFR, 6000 ft, omaha, northeast (eppley airfield -- oma), via ft dodge, ia (FOD), 1 soul on board. 1 hour 20 mins en route, 3 hours fuel (preflight computation), arrived northeast sector of omaha arsa XB45. After vectors to northwest sector of oma airfield (to accommodate commuter traffic arriving from southeast), I was cleared visual approach, #2, cleared to land. Experienced engine failure, declared emergency at nearest airport. Due to altitude and distance to suggested airport, opted to land on road. Landed on road, no damage to aircraft or property and no injury. Preflight fuel computation and gauge indication appeared to coincide. Fuel computation over ft dodge seemed normal to what fuel gauges indicated. Fuel burn from ft dodge to omaha seemed excessive according to fuel gauges. Unexpected headwinds (excess of 40 KTS) contrary to preflight WX brief. Corrective action: 1) re-evaluate fueling procedures, 2) re-evaluate fuel computation procedures, 3) troubleshoot possible fuel burn errors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C210 MADE AN OFF ARPT EMER LNDG ON A ROAD DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DURING A VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: DEPARTED OWATONNA, MN (OWA), XA30 LCL, JAN/XA/00, IFR, 6000 FT, OMAHA, NE (EPPLEY AIRFIELD -- OMA), VIA FT DODGE, IA (FOD), 1 SOUL ON BOARD. 1 HR 20 MINS ENRTE, 3 HRS FUEL (PREFLT COMPUTATION), ARRIVED NE SECTOR OF OMAHA ARSA XB45. AFTER VECTORS TO NW SECTOR OF OMA AIRFIELD (TO ACCOMMODATE COMMUTER TFC ARRIVING FROM SE), I WAS CLRED VISUAL APCH, #2, CLRED TO LAND. EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE, DECLARED EMER AT NEAREST ARPT. DUE TO ALT AND DISTANCE TO SUGGESTED ARPT, OPTED TO LAND ON ROAD. LANDED ON ROAD, NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PROPERTY AND NO INJURY. PREFLT FUEL COMPUTATION AND GAUGE INDICATION APPEARED TO COINCIDE. FUEL COMPUTATION OVER FT DODGE SEEMED NORMAL TO WHAT FUEL GAUGES INDICATED. FUEL BURN FROM FT DODGE TO OMAHA SEEMED EXCESSIVE ACCORDING TO FUEL GAUGES. UNEXPECTED HEADWINDS (EXCESS OF 40 KTS) CONTRARY TO PREFLT WX BRIEF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) RE-EVALUATE FUELING PROCS, 2) RE-EVALUATE FUEL COMPUTATION PROCS, 3) TROUBLESHOOT POSSIBLE FUEL BURN ERRORS.

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.

Pilot of a C210 made an off airport emergency landing on a road due to running out of fuel during a visual approach.