Citabria pilot landed in a field just short of his destination after engine quits due to fuel exhaus...

Attributes
ACN	850073
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Reciprocating Engine Assembly
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 95 Flight Crew Total 115 Flight Crew Type 95
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Approaching airport to refuel. Engine failed from lack of fuel. Emergency landed the aircraft in a field less than 2 miles from airport. Cause of incident was due to getting preoccupied with my work. I went over the time limit for my fuel capacity when I ended up farther away from the closest refueling airport. To remedy this problem I will install a fuel timer with an alarm and seek remedial training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Citabria pilot landed in a field just short of his destination after engine quits due to fuel exhaustion.

Narrative: Approaching airport to refuel. Engine failed from lack of fuel. Emergency landed the aircraft in a field less than 2 miles from airport. Cause of incident was due to getting preoccupied with my work. I went over the time limit for my fuel capacity when I ended up farther away from the closest refueling airport. To remedy this problem I will install a fuel timer with an alarm and seek remedial training.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.