A C150 pilot made an off field landing after fuel starvation caused the engine to quit.

Attributes
ACN	650135
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	650135
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine stopped
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Mar/tue/05; afternoon; I flew C150 to farm. Took several pictures of plantings from air before landing. Took off just after dark; circled field several times before heading southeast; to home field. Talked to unicom; was on 3 mi final runway 16. A few seconds later; engine sputtered and quit. I lifted each wing several times and engine restarted; but quit again; less than 2 mi from touchdown. I turned back using landing and taxi lights to look for obstacles. Landed with the wind on downhill slope at touchdown. After some rollout; I came to an upslope which assisted in braking to slow aircraft. Maneuvered between trees and corner of parking lot; making a hard left turn to south and coming to stop. No damage to plane; pilot or property. I had run out of fuel. I had plenty of fuel for round trip (120 mi) with reserves; but didnT figure in the extra time for photos I took (80-90) or the headwind. I consumed more fuel than I had originally figured in haste to return home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 PLT MADE AN OFF FIELD LNDG AFTER FUEL STARVATION CAUSED THE ENG TO QUIT.

Narrative: MAR/TUE/05; AFTERNOON; I FLEW C150 TO FARM. TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES OF PLANTINGS FROM AIR BEFORE LNDG. TOOK OFF JUST AFTER DARK; CIRCLED FIELD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HEADING SE; TO HOME FIELD. TALKED TO UNICOM; WAS ON 3 MI FINAL RWY 16. A FEW SECONDS LATER; ENG SPUTTERED AND QUIT. I LIFTED EACH WING SEVERAL TIMES AND ENG RESTARTED; BUT QUIT AGAIN; LESS THAN 2 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN. I TURNED BACK USING LNDG AND TAXI LIGHTS TO LOOK FOR OBSTACLES. LANDED WITH THE WIND ON DOWNHILL SLOPE AT TOUCHDOWN. AFTER SOME ROLLOUT; I CAME TO AN UPSLOPE WHICH ASSISTED IN BRAKING TO SLOW ACFT. MANEUVERED BTWN TREES AND CORNER OF PARKING LOT; MAKING A HARD L TURN TO S AND COMING TO STOP. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE; PLT OR PROPERTY. I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL FOR ROUND TRIP (120 MI) WITH RESERVES; BUT DIDNT FIGURE IN THE EXTRA TIME FOR PHOTOS I TOOK (80-90) OR THE HEADWIND. I CONSUMED MORE FUEL THAN I HAD ORIGINALLY FIGURED IN HASTE TO RETURN HOME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.