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Piper cub pilot reports running low on fuel during the return flight from a fly-in due to unforecast headwinds. The decision is made to land off airport; in an open area and obtain fuel before continuing on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1083374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Sport Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Sport / Recreational |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[I] went to a fly-in the southeast part of arizona. Non-predicted winds came up flew back with head winds of 20 KTS. The closest airport had 45 KT gusting winds; unable to land cub there but believed [I] had appropriate fuel for return trip. Headwinds and density altitude for climbing caused a far greater fuel burn. One tank ran dry so on other tank; rather than continuing and risking engine quitting over populated areas; I made the decision to do a precautionary landing off airport on a dirt open area and had a friend bring me fuel. Takeoff was no problem and successfully completed the trip back to home base. There was no damage; no rules broken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Piper Cub pilot reports running low on fuel during the return flight from a fly-in due to unforecast headwinds. The decision is made to land off airport; in an open area and obtain fuel before continuing on.
Narrative: [I] went to a fly-in the southeast part of Arizona. Non-predicted winds came up flew back with head winds of 20 KTS. The closest airport had 45 KT gusting winds; unable to land cub there but believed [I] had appropriate fuel for return trip. Headwinds and density altitude for climbing caused a far greater fuel burn. One tank ran dry so on other tank; rather than continuing and risking engine quitting over populated areas; I made the decision to do a precautionary landing off airport on a dirt open area and had a friend bring me fuel. Takeoff was no problem and successfully completed the trip back to home base. There was no damage; no rules broken.
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.