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Agcat pilot reports departing with fuel gauge reading full; to run out of fuel 40 minutes into the flight. A safe landing on a highway ensues with minor damage to the aircraft. Fuel gauge was inaccurate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1029486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | AG-CAT Turbo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 137 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 1300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I was inside of aircraft while being fueled by a single point fueling system. When gas gauge read full; I told the loader to stop fueling. Once fueled I departed from airport with 2 hours of fuel. As I attempted my ag operations I experienced fuel starvation within 40 minutes of flight. I was able to safely land aircraft on highway with only slight wingtip damage from a road sign. I was able to get the aircraft off of the highway and escorted by local police to nearest farm house where I was able to refuel and make a safe take off. It was later determined that my gas gauge was giving false readings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AgCat pilot reports departing with fuel gauge reading full; to run out of fuel 40 minutes into the flight. A safe landing on a highway ensues with minor damage to the aircraft. Fuel gauge was inaccurate.
Narrative: I was inside of aircraft while being fueled by a single point fueling system. When gas gauge read full; I told the loader to stop fueling. Once fueled I departed from airport with 2 hours of fuel. As I attempted my Ag operations I experienced fuel starvation within 40 minutes of flight. I was able to safely land aircraft on highway with only slight wingtip damage from a road sign. I was able to get the aircraft off of the highway and escorted by local police to nearest farm house where I was able to refuel and make a safe take off. It was later determined that my gas gauge was giving false readings.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.