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Fuel exhaustion creates an emergency off airport landing by a commercial, non IFR rated BE35 pilot when he runs out of fuel near madison, ind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ims.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 572535 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Returning to VFR area after overflying cloud conditions on top. Ran out of fuel on top of clouds, declared emergency, and was informed by another aircraft madison, in was in clear. I was given radar advisories to madison, ind, and ran out of fuel 5 mi out. Entered clouds at 5100 ft and descended to 700 ft above surface in clear. Made normal approach to landing in soybean field, with no damage to aircraft (flat nose tire). I have no instrument rating.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FUEL EXHAUSTION CREATES AN EMER OFF ARPT LNDG BY A COMMERCIAL, NON IFR RATED BE35 PLT WHEN HE RUNS OUT OF FUEL NEAR MADISON, IND.
Narrative: RETURNING TO VFR AREA AFTER OVERFLYING CLOUD CONDITIONS ON TOP. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TOP OF CLOUDS, DECLARED EMER, AND WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER ACFT MADISON, IN WAS IN CLR. I WAS GIVEN RADAR ADVISORIES TO MADISON, IND, AND RAN OUT OF FUEL 5 MI OUT. ENTERED CLOUDS AT 5100 FT AND DSNDED TO 700 FT ABOVE SURFACE IN CLR. MADE NORMAL APCH TO LNDG IN SOYBEAN FIELD, WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT (FLAT NOSE TIRE). I HAVE NO INST RATING.
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.