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An small aircraft pilot took off with nearly empty fuel tanks and landed in a farmer's field. There was no damage or injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221817 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anp |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 221817 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Lack of fuel, engine quit, forced to land, pilot (myself) did not visually check fuel level before takeoff and sight glass gauges were not reliable. As taught, always check fuel yourself. No damage to plane. Farm owner allowing me to take off to leave.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT TOOK OFF WITH NEARLY EMPTY FUEL TANKS AND LANDED IN A FARMER'S FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.
Narrative: LACK OF FUEL, ENG QUIT, FORCED TO LAND, PLT (MYSELF) DID NOT VISUALLY CHK FUEL LEVEL BEFORE TKOF AND SIGHT GLASS GAUGES WERE NOT RELIABLE. AS TAUGHT, ALWAYS CHK FUEL YOURSELF. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE. FARM OWNER ALLOWING ME TO TAKE OFF TO LEAVE.
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.