Private pilot ran fuel tank dry on pleasure flight and neglected to switch tanks to re-establish fue...

Attributes
ACN	684896
Time
Date	200512
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	684869
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Ran tank dry and dead sticked to airport from 4500 ft. Landed no problem. Wife mentioned fuel and I knew I had not timed my tanks and switched every 30 mins or 1 hour. On landing; found other tank was full.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT RAN FUEL TANK DRY ON PLEASURE FLT AND NEGLECTED TO SWITCH TANKS TO RE-ESTABLISH FUEL FLOW.

Narrative: RAN TANK DRY AND DEAD STICKED TO ARPT FROM 4500 FT. LANDED NO PROB. WIFE MENTIONED FUEL AND I KNEW I HAD NOT TIMED MY TANKS AND SWITCHED EVERY 30 MINS OR 1 HR. ON LNDG; FOUND OTHER TANK WAS FULL.

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.

Private pilot ran fuel tank dry on pleasure flight and neglected to switch tanks to re-establish fuel flow.