Emergency landing due to impending fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	118666
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cou
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cou tracon : bdl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	118666
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My student and I had been cleared to transition the air traffic area at columbia at 3000' MSL. We were approximately 1 mi south of the field when the engine began to run rough. I applied carburetor heat which did nothing so I made the decision to land at columbia. After receiving clearance to land on runway 20 I asked if I could have runway 2 instead because our engine was running rough. The tower cleared us to land and asked if we needed assistance. I said I thought we would need no assistance except that we just needed a two to get some fuel. The landing was uneventful and caused no traffic conflicts. We should have checked the fuel more thoroughly before the flight. It was full before we left but we probably took longer on our cross country than we had planned for. So better fuel management would have solved the problem. Our destination was only bout 12 mi away when the problem developed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMERGENCY LNDG DUE TO IMPENDING FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I HAD BEEN CLRED TO TRANSITION THE ATA AT COLUMBIA AT 3000' MSL. WE WERE APPROX 1 MI S OF THE FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. I APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH DID NOTHING SO I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT COLUMBIA. AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 20 I ASKED IF I COULD HAVE RWY 2 INSTEAD BECAUSE OUR ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE TWR CLRED US TO LAND AND ASKED IF WE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. I SAID I THOUGHT WE WOULD NEED NO ASSISTANCE EXCEPT THAT WE JUST NEEDED A TWO TO GET SOME FUEL. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND CAUSED NO TFC CONFLICTS. WE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE FUEL MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE THE FLT. IT WAS FULL BEFORE WE LEFT BUT WE PROBABLY TOOK LONGER ON OUR CROSS COUNTRY THAN WE HAD PLANNED FOR. SO BETTER FUEL MGMNT WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. OUR DEST WAS ONLY BOUT 12 MI AWAY WHEN THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED.

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.