A BE20 crew, on approach to tzv, made an emergency landing in a field 10 mi short of destination.

Attributes
ACN	541532
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tzr.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 870 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	541532
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Prior to departure I advised the captain on how much fuel would be needed to complete this leg. After discussing this with the captain it was assured to me that the amount of fuel onboard would be sufficient. I questioned the captain one more time and the captain assured me it would be enough. Once en route to our destination I advised the captain that we should stop at an alternate field for more fuel. The captain once again assured me the remaining fuel would be adequate. Ultimately, my suggestions to the captain were ignored and the flight was continued to the destination. During the flight we were cruising at FL180. Approximately 70 mi to our destination we started to descend. With approximately 45 mi out from our destination descending through an approximately altitude of 7000 ft MSL the left engine ceased, followed by the right engine. After safely landing in a field, without accident, we concluded that it might be a possible fuel starvation. However, the fuel gauges were indicating that there was still fuel in the tanks. Prior to the flight, realizing that the captain would not take my advice about adding fuel, I should have not boarded the aircraft. Other contributing factors were strong headwinds and cruising at a lower altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE20 CREW, ON APCH TO TZV, MADE AN EMER LNDG IN A FIELD 10 MI SHORT OF DEST.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP I ADVISED THE CAPT ON HOW MUCH FUEL WOULD BE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS LEG. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE CAPT IT WAS ASSURED TO ME THAT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ONBOARD WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. I QUESTIONED THE CAPT ONE MORE TIME AND THE CAPT ASSURED ME IT WOULD BE ENOUGH. ONCE ENRTE TO OUR DEST I ADVISED THE CAPT THAT WE SHOULD STOP AT AN ALTERNATE FIELD FOR MORE FUEL. THE CAPT ONCE AGAIN ASSURED ME THE REMAINING FUEL WOULD BE ADEQUATE. ULTIMATELY, MY SUGGESTIONS TO THE CAPT WERE IGNORED AND THE FLT WAS CONTINUED TO THE DEST. DURING THE FLT WE WERE CRUISING AT FL180. APPROX 70 MI TO OUR DEST WE STARTED TO DSND. WITH APPROX 45 MI OUT FROM OUR DEST DSNDING THROUGH AN APPROX ALT OF 7000 FT MSL THE L ENG CEASED, FOLLOWED BY THE R ENG. AFTER SAFELY LNDG IN A FIELD, WITHOUT ACCIDENT, WE CONCLUDED THAT IT MIGHT BE A POSSIBLE FUEL STARVATION. HOWEVER, THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN THE TANKS. PRIOR TO THE FLT, REALIZING THAT THE CAPT WOULD NOT TAKE MY ADVICE ABOUT ADDING FUEL, I SHOULD HAVE NOT BOARDED THE ACFT. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE STRONG HEADWINDS AND CRUISING AT A LOWER ALT.

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.