A C152 CFI with a student has to declare minimum fuel after nearly starving the aircraft of fuel.

Attributes
ACN	597822
Time
Date	200310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tul.tracon
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tul.tracon
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	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	597822
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During a lesson for a pre-private pilot, I had to declare minimum fuel and return to tulsa riverside airport. We took off with 15 1/2 gals of fuel which is enough for 2 1/2 hours of flight. In order to complete the lesson we were on, I had to have my student redo some of the maneuvers in order to get them within the standards. I was not paying attention to the time we were spending and did not realize how low on fuel we were until we were returning to the airport. As soon as I noticed the situation, I took over the controls and declared minimum fuel with tulsa approach. Tulsa gave me a direct path to riverside and had me contact riverside tower. Riverside tower cleared me to land on runway 19L with the option of any runway. I maintained a higher than normal pattern and approach and landed safely on runway 19L. When we parked the aircraft, I dipped the tanks and saw 1/2 gal on the right side and 1 gal on the left side.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 CFI WITH A STUDENT HAS TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL AFTER NEARLY STARVING THE ACFT OF FUEL.

Narrative: DURING A LESSON FOR A PRE-PVT PLT, I HAD TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL AND RETURN TO TULSA RIVERSIDE ARPT. WE TOOK OFF WITH 15 1/2 GALS OF FUEL WHICH IS ENOUGH FOR 2 1/2 HRS OF FLT. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE LESSON WE WERE ON, I HAD TO HAVE MY STUDENT REDO SOME OF THE MANEUVERS IN ORDER TO GET THEM WITHIN THE STANDARDS. I WAS NOT PAYING ATTN TO THE TIME WE WERE SPENDING AND DID NOT REALIZE HOW LOW ON FUEL WE WERE UNTIL WE WERE RETURNING TO THE ARPT. AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE SIT, I TOOK OVER THE CTLS AND DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WITH TULSA APCH. TULSA GAVE ME A DIRECT PATH TO RIVERSIDE AND HAD ME CONTACT RIVERSIDE TWR. RIVERSIDE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 19L WITH THE OPTION OF ANY RWY. I MAINTAINED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PATTERN AND APCH AND LANDED SAFELY ON RWY 19L. WHEN WE PARKED THE ACFT, I DIPPED THE TANKS AND SAW 1/2 GAL ON THE R SIDE AND 1 GAL ON THE L SIDE.

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.