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C182 pilot reported fuel exhaustion in flight when fuel was burned at a higher than normal rate due in part to an inaccurate egt gauge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1040894 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 7110 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I had total fuel exhaustion after three hours fifteen minutes in flight. Aircraft burns 12.2 gph with 55 gallons total; 53 usable; for 4 hours 18 minutes of fuel. Flight computations showed max fuel burn would be 45 gallons for 3.7 hours of flight. I ran the plane 50 degrees rich of peak egt. Subsequently I have learned the egt gauge was out of calibration. I was burning nearly 15 gph. Lesson learned; get familiar with any new aircraft. Aircraft was landed without incident and upon landing called FSS and had them call the center with landing information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 pilot reported fuel exhaustion in flight when fuel was burned at a higher than normal rate due in part to an inaccurate EGT gauge.
Narrative: I had total fuel exhaustion after three hours fifteen minutes in flight. Aircraft burns 12.2 GPH with 55 gallons total; 53 usable; for 4 hours 18 minutes of fuel. Flight computations showed max fuel burn would be 45 gallons for 3.7 hours of flight. I ran the plane 50 degrees rich of peak EGT. Subsequently I have learned the EGT gauge was out of calibration. I was burning nearly 15 GPH. Lesson learned; get familiar with any new aircraft. Aircraft was landed without incident and upon landing called FSS and had them call the Center with landing information.
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.