Emergency landing on highway, fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	194028
Time
Date	199111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t58
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 715 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	194028
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

Was flying aircraft between mesquite, tx, hqz and gainesville, tx, and ran out of gas! Took off with between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of gas. From previous experience in small aircraft this was more than enough for the 35 min flight. When engine quit, gauges showed between 1/4 and empty. Forced landing made in wheat field with no damage to airplane or property. Added gas and flew out of field. To my knowledge no one except the local airport people know it happened!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER LNDG ON HIGHWAY, FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: WAS FLYING ACFT BTWN MESQUITE, TX, HQZ AND GAINESVILLE, TX, AND RAN OUT OF GAS! TOOK OFF WITH BTWN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK OF GAS. FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN SMA THIS WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THE 35 MIN FLT. WHEN ENG QUIT, GAUGES SHOWED BTWN 1/4 AND EMPTY. FORCED LNDG MADE IN WHEAT FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE OR PROPERTY. ADDED GAS AND FLEW OUT OF FIELD. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO ONE EXCEPT THE LCL ARPT PEOPLE KNOW IT HAPPENED!

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.