Rns out of gas, lands on road.

Attributes
ACN	191653
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f53
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	191653
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft recently overhauled. Preflight inspection of fuel in tanks and indications were believed to be sufficient for short flight. Aircraft suffered fuel starvation approximately 7 mi short of destination. Safe landing, uneventful, executed on rural paved road and rollout to driveway. Subsequent refueling and departure were uneventful. Gauge indications in tanks have since been recalibrated (left tank indicated 1/8 at starvation). Chain of events: human performance considerations - improper preflight. Sun at back made tanks appear to be fuller than they actually were. Gauges out of calibration. Mixture was leaned properly for entire flight. No fuel management en route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RNS OUT OF GAS, LANDS ON ROAD.

Narrative: ACFT RECENTLY OVERHAULED. PREFLT INSPECTION OF FUEL IN TANKS AND INDICATIONS WERE BELIEVED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR SHORT FLT. ACFT SUFFERED FUEL STARVATION APPROX 7 MI SHORT OF DEST. SAFE LNDG, UNEVENTFUL, EXECUTED ON RURAL PAVED ROAD AND ROLLOUT TO DRIVEWAY. SUBSEQUENT REFUELING AND DEP WERE UNEVENTFUL. GAUGE INDICATIONS IN TANKS HAVE SINCE BEEN RECALIBRATED (L TANK INDICATED 1/8 AT STARVATION). CHAIN OF EVENTS: HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS - IMPROPER PREFLT. SUN AT BACK MADE TANKS APPEAR TO BE FULLER THAN THEY ACTUALLY WERE. GAUGES OUT OF CALIBRATION. MIXTURE WAS LEANED PROPERLY FOR ENTIRE FLT. NO FUEL MGMNT ENRTE.

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.