C152 pilot has fuel starvation en route and makes an off field landing.

Attributes
ACN	581548
Time
Date	200305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cywl.airport
State Reference	BC
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cuwl.tower tower : yum.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 700
ASRS Report	581548
Person 2
Affiliation	government : foreign
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was making a ferry flight from everett, wa, to alaska. I flight planned using aircraft operating book and increased the fuel consumption from the book of 7.6 gph to 9 gph. The 9 gph said that I had 4 hours of range. As I planned 6500 ft altitude, leaned to just rich of peak and a 90 KT airspeed, the time en route was 3 hours 30 mins required and I used 31.5 gals of fuel from a 37 gal useable. I should have had a 1/2 hour reserve. I used over 10 gph and landed off field. I got fuel and flew to the field. No damage, no injuries. I got a battered ego and a good lesson about believing operations manuals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT HAS FUEL STARVATION ENRTE AND MAKES AN OFF FIELD LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A FERRY FLT FROM EVERETT, WA, TO ALASKA. I FLT PLANNED USING ACFT OPERATING BOOK AND INCREASED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION FROM THE BOOK OF 7.6 GPH TO 9 GPH. THE 9 GPH SAID THAT I HAD 4 HRS OF RANGE. AS I PLANNED 6500 FT ALT, LEANED TO JUST RICH OF PEAK AND A 90 KT AIRSPD, THE TIME ENRTE WAS 3 HRS 30 MINS REQUIRED AND I USED 31.5 GALS OF FUEL FROM A 37 GAL USEABLE. I SHOULD HAVE HAD A 1/2 HR RESERVE. I USED OVER 10 GPH AND LANDED OFF FIELD. I GOT FUEL AND FLEW TO THE FIELD. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. I GOT A BATTERED EGO AND A GOOD LESSON ABOUT BELIEVING OPS MANUALS.

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.