CFI in small aircraft performs an emergency forced off airport landing when his aircraft suffers fro...

Attributes
ACN	232578
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l69
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : edw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	232578
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Faulty fuel gauges. Fuel burn was greater than performance section of manual stated. Exhausted fuel supply 10 mins short of destination. Design better fuel gauges. Precise. Accurate. No damage or injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CFI IN SMA PERFORMS AN EMER FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG WHEN HIS ACFT SUFFERS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: FAULTY FUEL GAUGES. FUEL BURN WAS GREATER THAN PERFORMANCE SECTION OF MANUAL STATED. EXHAUSTED FUEL SUPPLY 10 MINS SHORT OF DEST. DESIGN BETTER FUEL GAUGES. PRECISE. ACCURATE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.

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.

CFI in small aircraft performs an emergency forced off airport landing when his aircraft suffers from fuel exhaustion.