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A student pilot in an small aircraft not only got lost on a cross country, he ran out of gas airborne and landed on a runway after a flight assist!
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214622 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okk |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gus tower : okk |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 33 flight time type : 21 |
| ASRS Report | 214622 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Depart ics at HA00 pm. Opened flight plan with kankakee approximately HA10 pm. Contacted chicago approach and requested flight following. Crossed over chicago hgts VOR on time HA20 pm. Flight following cancelled outside of chicago's airspace. My heading was 127 degree from chicago hgts VOR. Everything was going smoothly. Started looking for a lake, my next chkpoint. Never saw the lake. I saw a much bigger lake than I expected. That was when I reported to peru unicom (I was lost). I also knew there was an instructor on the ground when getting assistance from the instructor. An aircraft reporting 75 NM north of me tried helping. He must have been unaware I was already being assisted. I was being told 2 different things from 2 different people. Finally instructor told me to contact grissom approach. Grissom told me my position and directed me to okk. In final for runway 32 the engine went out and began to windmill (less than one mi). I then landed smooth and safely on runway. There was absolutely no damage to the aircraft or pilot!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT PLT IN AN SMA NOT ONLY GOT LOST ON A XCOUNTRY, HE RAN OUT OF GAS AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON A RWY AFTER A FLT ASSIST!
Narrative: DEPART ICS AT HA00 PM. OPENED FLT PLAN WITH KANKAKEE APPROX HA10 PM. CONTACTED CHICAGO APCH AND REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING. CROSSED OVER CHICAGO HGTS VOR ON TIME HA20 PM. FLT FOLLOWING CANCELLED OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO'S AIRSPACE. MY HDG WAS 127 DEG FROM CHICAGO HGTS VOR. EVERYTHING WAS GOING SMOOTHLY. STARTED LOOKING FOR A LAKE, MY NEXT CHKPOINT. NEVER SAW THE LAKE. I SAW A MUCH BIGGER LAKE THAN I EXPECTED. THAT WAS WHEN I RPTED TO PERU UNICOM (I WAS LOST). I ALSO KNEW THERE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR ON THE GND WHEN GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE INSTRUCTOR. AN ACFT RPTING 75 NM N OF ME TRIED HELPING. HE MUST HAVE BEEN UNAWARE I WAS ALREADY BEING ASSISTED. I WAS BEING TOLD 2 DIFFERENT THINGS FROM 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. FINALLY INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO CONTACT GRISSOM APCH. GRISSOM TOLD ME MY POS AND DIRECTED ME TO OKK. IN FINAL FOR RWY 32 THE ENG WENT OUT AND BEGAN TO WINDMILL (LESS THAN ONE MI). I THEN LANDED SMOOTH AND SAFELY ON RWY. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR PLT!
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.