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An emergency landing was conducted following fuel exhaustion on approach to landing; resulting in damage to the aircraft. An inadequate amount of fuel was added even though an appropriate amount had been requested and purchased.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1109983 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| 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 | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 2300 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
During an instrument flight lesson we decided to add 10 gallons of fuel to meet the club requirements of 1 hour reserve. We requested 10 gallons of fuel with ramp personnel; and the FBO front desk. We went in and flight planned and in approximately 1/2 hour we paid our fuel bill for 10 gallons and departed. We thought we had the fuel; but we experienced an engine out on short final followed by an emergency landing. Extensive damage occurred to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer during the landing. We received a phone call from the FBO the next day stating that the fuel uplift was in error; and that we received only one gallon; as opposed to the ten gallons we paid for. This unfortunate oversight was directly responsible for the emergency landing and damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An emergency landing was conducted following fuel exhaustion on approach to landing; resulting in damage to the aircraft. An inadequate amount of fuel was added even though an appropriate amount had been requested and purchased.
Narrative: During an instrument flight lesson we decided to add 10 gallons of fuel to meet the club requirements of 1 hour reserve. We requested 10 gallons of fuel with Ramp personnel; and the FBO front desk. We went in and flight planned and in approximately 1/2 hour we paid our fuel bill for 10 gallons and departed. We thought we had the fuel; but we experienced an engine out on short final followed by an emergency landing. Extensive damage occurred to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer during the landing. We received a phone call from the FBO the next day stating that the fuel uplift was in error; and that we received only one gallon; as opposed to the ten gallons we paid for. This unfortunate oversight was directly responsible for the emergency landing and damage to the aircraft.
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.