Forced landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	133179
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msl
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	133179
Events
Anomaly	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
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At XA40 CST, with 4 hour, 30 mins fuel on board, stopped at xb at abernathy airport, pulaski, tn for fuel. Was informed they had none, and that fuel was available at maury county airport, mount pleasant, tn, or muscle shoals. Left abernathy for MSL. Experienced engine failure approximately 15 NM northeast of MSL and made an emergency landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FORCED LNDG.

Narrative: AT XA40 CST, WITH 4 HR, 30 MINS FUEL ON BOARD, STOPPED AT XB AT ABERNATHY ARPT, PULASKI, TN FOR FUEL. WAS INFORMED THEY HAD NONE, AND THAT FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AT MAURY COUNTY ARPT, MOUNT PLEASANT, TN, OR MUSCLE SHOALS. LEFT ABERNATHY FOR MSL. EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE APPROX 15 NM NE OF MSL AND MADE AN EMER LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.