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An AA5B made a safe off field landing after fuel starvation at 4 hours and 5 min. Aircraft had 5 hours of fuel of board at takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : mkg.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah Tiger Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 240 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 776152 |
| 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 Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I ran out of fuel 5 mi before my airport. I should have been able to fly 5 hours on a fill-up. However; ran out after 4 hours 5 mins. Landed safely on frontage road. Airport brought gas; and local police cleared traffic while we took off again. No damage. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AA5B MADE A SAFE OFF FIELD LANDING AFTER FUEL STARVATION AT 4 HRS AND 5 MIN. ACFT HAD 5 HRS OF FUEL OF BOARD AT TKOF.
Narrative: I RAN OUT OF FUEL 5 MI BEFORE MY ARPT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FLY 5 HRS ON A FILL-UP. HOWEVER; RAN OUT AFTER 4 HRS 5 MINS. LANDED SAFELY ON FRONTAGE ROAD. ARPT BROUGHT GAS; AND LCL POLICE CLRED TFC WHILE WE TOOK OFF AGAIN. NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.