Small aircraft runs out of fuel, emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	206824
Time
Date	199204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x59
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 423 flight time type : 126
ASRS Report	206824
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was a passenger sitting in the right front seat of the airplane when ab was the PIC sitting in the left front seat of the airplane. I had fallen asleep for about 30 mins in the right front seat. Between about xx:45 to xy:15 pm I was sleeping. 5 mins after I had awakened the engine died and the propeller was windmilling. I was still waking up when this was happening. Ab was talking to st. Petersburg on the radio at this time. He asked the controller for an airport close to land at. The controller said valkaria is 1/2 mi at your 12 O'clock position. Ab saw the airport and landed safely. The controller asked what the problem was. Ab said something is wrong, but I am not sure what. The controller gave him the valkaria unicom frequency and then he landed the airplane on the runway safely. The pilot was at a low altitude of 2500 the whole trip from smart, GA, airport to valkaria. He had used full throttle for awhile. These events had seemed to cause the airplane to run out of fuel sooner than its usual fuel time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA RUNS OUT OF FUEL, EMER LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS A PAX SITTING IN THE R FRONT SEAT OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN AB WAS THE PIC SITTING IN THE L FRONT SEAT OF THE AIRPLANE. I HAD FALLEN ASLEEP FOR ABOUT 30 MINS IN THE R FRONT SEAT. BTWN ABOUT XX:45 TO XY:15 PM I WAS SLEEPING. 5 MINS AFTER I HAD AWAKENED THE ENG DIED AND THE PROP WAS WINDMILLING. I WAS STILL WAKING UP WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. AB WAS TALKING TO ST. PETERSBURG ON THE RADIO AT THIS TIME. HE ASKED THE CTLR FOR AN ARPT CLOSE TO LAND AT. THE CTLR SAID VALKARIA IS 1/2 MI AT YOUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. AB SAW THE ARPT AND LANDED SAFELY. THE CTLR ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AB SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT. THE CTLR GAVE HIM THE VALKARIA UNICOM FREQ AND THEN HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY SAFELY. THE PLT WAS AT A LOW ALT OF 2500 THE WHOLE TRIP FROM SMART, GA, ARPT TO VALKARIA. HE HAD USED FULL THROTTLE FOR AWHILE. THESE EVENTS HAD SEEMED TO CAUSE THE AIRPLANE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL SOONER THAN ITS USUAL FUEL TIME.

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.