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C152 student pilot ran out of fuel, and made a forced off airport landing in a field. He was on a supervised cross country flight by his flight instructor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4co2.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19.8 flight time total : 2352 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 597816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Signed student logbook after checking cross country computations. I checked fuel visually and thought level was at the bottom of filler collar, indicating 4 hours fuel for C152. (Aircraft has long range tanks.) after exactly 3 hours of flight, engine quit and student made excellent landing in a field. No damage and aircraft was flown out. Obviously, 1 hour fuel had been used on previous flight and neither I or student detected it. We both will be more careful in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 STUDENT PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL, AND MADE A FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG IN A FIELD. HE WAS ON A SUPERVISED XCOUNTRY FLT BY HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR.
Narrative: SIGNED STUDENT LOGBOOK AFTER CHKING XCOUNTRY COMPUTATIONS. I CHKED FUEL VISUALLY AND THOUGHT LEVEL WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF FILLER COLLAR, INDICATING 4 HRS FUEL FOR C152. (ACFT HAS LONG RANGE TANKS.) AFTER EXACTLY 3 HRS OF FLT, ENG QUIT AND STUDENT MADE EXCELLENT LNDG IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE AND ACFT WAS FLOWN OUT. OBVIOUSLY, 1 HR FUEL HAD BEEN USED ON PREVIOUS FLT AND NEITHER I OR STUDENT DETECTED IT. WE BOTH WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.
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.