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C172 pilot landed off airport after the engine quit due to fuel starvation. No damage to aircraft or occupants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3i7.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 507615 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine quit other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
With approximately 3 hours off of full tanks, the engine quit due to fuel starvation. A landing was made approximately 1500 ft from the end of runway 21 at 3i7 in an open field. Unknown to me, fuel was escaping from a defective gasket on the top side of the wing, causing early fuel starvation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT LANDED OFF ARPT AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR OCCUPANTS.
Narrative: WITH APPROX 3 HRS OFF OF FULL TANKS, THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. A LNDG WAS MADE APPROX 1500 FT FROM THE END OF RWY 21 AT 3I7 IN AN OPEN FIELD. UNKNOWN TO ME, FUEL WAS ESCAPING FROM A DEFECTIVE GASKET ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE WING, CAUSING EARLY FUEL STARVATION.
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.