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A crop dusting pilot noticed low fuel while applying fertilizer. Before he could reach his airport his aircraft ran out of fuel. A safe landing in a field was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 789062 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 789062 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:
Noticed low fuel while applying fertilizer. Ran out of fuel on way back to airstrip and landed in field without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CROP DUSTING PILOT NOTICED LOW FUEL WHILE APPLYING FERTILIZER. BEFORE HE COULD REACH HIS ARPT HIS ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. A SAFE LNDG IN A FIELD WAS MADE.
Narrative: NOTICED LOW FUEL WHILE APPLYING FERTILIZER. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON WAY BACK TO AIRSTRIP AND LANDED IN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.