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Fuel starvation results in engine failure and diversion to nearby airport for a safe landing by C172.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 762511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : msn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 1005 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 762511 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Improper preflight planning led to insufficient fuel to complete the flight. Loss of engine power occurred requiring a declaration of emergency and a vector to nearest airfield. Landed aircraft at the airfield without incident. Future flts to be planned with greater care for fuel requirements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FUEL STARVATION RESULTS IN ENGINE FAILURE AND DIVERSION TO NEARBY ARPT FOR A SAFE LNDG BY C172.
Narrative: IMPROPER PREFLT PLANNING LED TO INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLT. LOSS OF ENG PWR OCCURRED REQUIRING A DECLARATION OF EMER AND A VECTOR TO NEAREST AIRFIELD. LANDED ACFT AT THE AIRFIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FUTURE FLTS TO BE PLANNED WITH GREATER CARE FOR FUEL REQUIREMENTS.
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.