Engine quite because of fuel starvation. Emergency declared. Forced landing at hollister, ca.

Attributes
ACN	171784
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 04q airport : oq3
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mry
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 520 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	171784
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

*On preflight reporter noted fuel approximately 1' down from top. Calculated 3 hours, 20 mins fuel for a 2 hour, 16 mins flight. Stronger than forecast winds and rerouting by ATC and turbulence caused higher than planned fuel burnout. Assigned 10000' cruise in heavy rain near freezing temperatures. Fuel reserve was dwindling. Requested 8000' for cruise using carburetor heat. Requested vectors to a nearby airport and received vectors to salinas. Engine began running rough. Declared an emergency squawking 7700 and asked for vectors to nearest airport. ZOA responded with vectors to hollister. Engine smoothed out and headed for salinas talking to monterey approach. Engine again ran rough and headed for hollister airport, still in IFR conditions. With hollister airport 5 mi distant, engine quit. Became ground contact at 3700'. Finally saw the airport and landed with dead engine. Cause of engine failure: fuel starvation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE QUITE BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FORCED LNDG AT HOLLISTER, CA.

Narrative: *ON PREFLT RPTR NOTED FUEL APPROX 1' DOWN FROM TOP. CALCULATED 3 HRS, 20 MINS FUEL FOR A 2 HR, 16 MINS FLT. STRONGER THAN FORECAST WINDS AND REROUTING BY ATC AND TURB CAUSED HIGHER THAN PLANNED FUEL BURNOUT. ASSIGNED 10000' CRUISE IN HEAVY RAIN NEAR FREEZING TEMPS. FUEL RESERVE WAS DWINDLING. REQUESTED 8000' FOR CRUISE USING CARB HEAT. REQUESTED VECTORS TO A NEARBY ARPT AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO SALINAS. ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. DECLARED AN EMER SQUAWKING 7700 AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST ARPT. ZOA RESPONDED WITH VECTORS TO HOLLISTER. ENG SMOOTHED OUT AND HEADED FOR SALINAS TALKING TO MONTEREY APCH. ENG AGAIN RAN ROUGH AND HEADED FOR HOLLISTER ARPT, STILL IN IFR CONDITIONS. WITH HOLLISTER ARPT 5 MI DISTANT, ENG QUIT. BECAME GND CONTACT AT 3700'. FINALLY SAW THE ARPT AND LANDED WITH DEAD ENG. CAUSE OF ENG FAILURE: FUEL STARVATION.

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.