Fuel exhaustion. Double engine flameout. Off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	120467
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lfla
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	120467
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on a ferry flight from iceland to auxerre, france, aircraft ran out of fuel. I was approximately 16 mi from the airport when both engines flamed out. Both my fuel computations and fuel gauges indicated that I still had 1 hour fuel remaining. I had approximately 10 mins to go before landing. DME/time readouts also indicated arrival time well in advance of fuel exhaustion. WX was not a factor in this incident. I elected to put the aircraft in a plowed field rather than fly over a small village near the airport. It is doubtful that my altitude was sufficient to reach the airport at that point. I executed the landing in a gear up, 0 degree flap confign. No damage or injuries on the ground. Damage to aircraft confined to belly and nacelles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL EXHAUSTION. DOUBLE ENGINE FLAMEOUT. OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE ON A FERRY FLT FROM ICELAND TO AUXERRE, FRANCE, ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. I WAS APPROX 16 MI FROM THE ARPT WHEN BOTH ENGS FLAMED OUT. BOTH MY FUEL COMPUTATIONS AND FUEL GAUGES INDICATED THAT I STILL HAD 1 HR FUEL REMAINING. I HAD APPROX 10 MINS TO GO BEFORE LNDG. DME/TIME READOUTS ALSO INDICATED ARR TIME WELL IN ADVANCE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. WX WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT. I ELECTED TO PUT THE ACFT IN A PLOWED FIELD RATHER THAN FLY OVER A SMALL VILLAGE NEAR THE ARPT. IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT MY ALT WAS SUFFICIENT TO REACH THE ARPT AT THAT POINT. I EXECUTED THE LNDG IN A GEAR UP, 0 DEG FLAP CONFIGN. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES ON THE GND. DAMAGE TO ACFT CONFINED TO BELLY AND NACELLES.

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.