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An small aircraft pilot due to fuel burn miscalculations, ran low on fuel, making an emergency landing off field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ftg.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 532980 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Fuel indicator displayed more fuel than was in the tanks and never indicated zero fuel. Fuel flow indicator displayed a burn rate of 11 gph. Operated aircraft for approximately 4 hours 15 mins after filling to full tanks. Placarded at 58 gallons, which should have left over 1/2 hour of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT DUE TO FUEL BURN MISCALCULATIONS, RAN LOW ON FUEL, MAKING AN EMER LNDG OFF FIELD.
Narrative: FUEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED MORE FUEL THAN WAS IN THE TANKS AND NEVER INDICATED ZERO FUEL. FUEL FLOW INDICATOR DISPLAYED A BURN RATE OF 11 GPH. OPERATED ACFT FOR APPROX 4 HRS 15 MINS AFTER FILLING TO FULL TANKS. PLACARDED AT 58 GALLONS, WHICH SHOULD HAVE LEFT OVER 1/2 HR OF FUEL.
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.