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A very low time private pilot miscalculated his fuel burn during a cross country and was forced into an off airport landing near apn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 : 15 flight time total : 123 flight time type : 26 |
| ASRS Report | 479693 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
At approximately XA00 over the small town of herron, mi, an emergency landing was required due to fuel loss in a C172. The cause of the problem is unknown. Contributing factors may have been malfunctioning equipment, fuel tank integrity, miscalculations, improper planning, or fuel cap security. The problem was discovered when the engine stopped running. The only possible corrective action was to land the plane in an OAT field off of wolf creek road, 8 mi southeast of apn, return with more gas, and fly the aircraft out of the field and back to apn. Occurrence was when returning from riverview (O8C) on a cross country. Hobbs time: 3.2, fuel capacity: 38 gallons. Poor judgement on assuming this 180-horse power plane could fly for the extended period attempted. Positive decision making and field selection. Possible factors affecting performance are get homeitis, fatigue, and pride.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VERY LOW TIME PVT PLT MISCALCULATED HIS FUEL BURN DURING A XCOUNTRY AND WAS FORCED INTO AN OFF ARPT LNDG NEAR APN.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA00 OVER THE SMALL TOWN OF HERRON, MI, AN EMER LNDG WAS REQUIRED DUE TO FUEL LOSS IN A C172. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB IS UNKNOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING EQUIP, FUEL TANK INTEGRITY, MISCALCULATIONS, IMPROPER PLANNING, OR FUEL CAP SECURITY. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING. THE ONLY POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO LAND THE PLANE IN AN OAT FIELD OFF OF WOLF CREEK ROAD, 8 MI SE OF APN, RETURN WITH MORE GAS, AND FLY THE ACFT OUT OF THE FIELD AND BACK TO APN. OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN RETURNING FROM RIVERVIEW (O8C) ON A XCOUNTRY. HOBBS TIME: 3.2, FUEL CAPACITY: 38 GALLONS. POOR JUDGEMENT ON ASSUMING THIS 180-HORSE PWR PLANE COULD FLY FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD ATTEMPTED. POSITIVE DECISION MAKING AND FIELD SELECTION. POSSIBLE FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE ARE GET HOMEITIS, FATIGUE, AND PRIDE.
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.