RV6A pilot has fuel starvation, makes emergency landing on country road.

Attributes
ACN	574866
Time
Date	200302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 235 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	574866
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Basically, I ran out of fuel and had to make an emergency night landing. The cause was that my fuel gauges were not accurate and I had not done a visual inspection prior to takeoff. I assume complete responsibility for the incident. Fortunately, I was able to land the plane on a small country road without mishap. This was nothing short of a miracle. The fire department and local sheriff's department arrived shortly after my landing and assisted me in taxiing to a local church's parking lot. The following morning, they staked out a 1500 ft stretch of highway with no obstacle and I took off and flew to ZZZ1 to fuel up before returning to ZZZ2. I spoke with a supervisor at the FSDO and I am going to get some remedial training with a local flight instructor. I described the incident in detail with supervisor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RV6A PLT HAS FUEL STARVATION, MAKES EMER LNDG ON COUNTRY ROAD.

Narrative: BASICALLY, I RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMER NIGHT LNDG. THE CAUSE WAS THAT MY FUEL GAUGES WERE NOT ACCURATE AND I HAD NOT DONE A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO TKOF. I ASSUME COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO LAND THE PLANE ON A SMALL COUNTRY ROAD WITHOUT MISHAP. THIS WAS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE. THE FIRE DEPT AND LCL SHERIFF'S DEPT ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER MY LNDG AND ASSISTED ME IN TAXIING TO A LCL CHURCH'S PARKING LOT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY STAKED OUT A 1500 FT STRETCH OF HWY WITH NO OBSTACLE AND I TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO ZZZ1 TO FUEL UP BEFORE RETURNING TO ZZZ2. I SPOKE WITH A SUPVR AT THE FSDO AND I AM GOING TO GET SOME REMEDIAL TRAINING WITH A LCL FLT INSTRUCTOR. I DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT IN DETAIL WITH SUPVR.

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.