Fuel exhaustion. Emergency landing on airport.

Attributes
ACN	109083
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : elp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	109083
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight instructor and student reviewing crosswind and emergency procedure prior to anticipated solo flight following day. Preflight indicated low fuel but was judged to be adequate for short (30 min) flight in pattern. On downwind for 3RD landing engine lost partial power. Instructor landed aircraft on assigned runway and taxied clear without damage, injury or delay. Fuel gauges indicated some fuel although tanks were empty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL EXHAUSTION. EMERGENCY LNDG ON ARPT.

Narrative: FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT REVIEWING XWIND AND EMER PROC PRIOR TO ANTICIPATED SOLO FLT FOLLOWING DAY. PREFLT INDICATED LOW FUEL BUT WAS JUDGED TO BE ADEQUATE FOR SHORT (30 MIN) FLT IN PATTERN. ON DOWNWIND FOR 3RD LNDG ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. INSTRUCTOR LANDED ACFT ON ASSIGNED RWY AND TAXIED CLEAR WITHOUT DAMAGE, INJURY OR DELAY. FUEL GAUGES INDICATED SOME FUEL ALTHOUGH TANKS WERE EMPTY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.