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Pilot departed with insufficient fuel. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Emergency landing resulted in aircraft landing short of runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 737176 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5850 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 737176 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I took off for a flight in the vicinity of the airport without sufficient fuel per part 135.209(a). After about 30-35 mins; the plane (engine) started to miss. I realized I was out of fuel and tried to make the closest runway. The engine quit after a min or two and I came down a couple of hundred yards before the runway. Factors were incomplete preflight and incomplete before takeoff checks. Stresses the importance of plan your flight and fly your plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PILOT DEPARTED WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTED IN ACFT LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FOR A FLT IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUEL PER PART 135.209(A). AFTER ABOUT 30-35 MINS; THE PLANE (ENG) STARTED TO MISS. I REALIZED I WAS OUT OF FUEL AND TRIED TO MAKE THE CLOSEST RWY. THE ENG QUIT AFTER A MIN OR TWO AND I CAME DOWN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE THE RWY. FACTORS WERE INCOMPLETE PREFLT AND INCOMPLETE BEFORE TKOF CHKS. STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAN YOUR FLT AND FLY YOUR PLAN.
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.