Precautionary landing off airport due rough magnetos and fuel problem.

Attributes
ACN	233251
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3600 msl bound upper : 3600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : grb
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	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 1677 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	233251
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During preflight I saw 48 gallons of fuel on board. Noticed no indications of fuel leaks -- vents, drains, cowl. Ran out of fuel at approximately 2.4-2.6 hours hobbs time. Landed on ice, slight damage to nose gear (not noticed at the time). FBO manitowoc brought out 10 gallons. Flew to manitowoc. Total fuel purchase manitowoc 21.1 gallons. Returned to timmerman, milwaukee, total flight time -- 4 lndgs, 3.6 hours hobbs. Tanks topped 1 day later, 56.1 gallons, 60 gallon capacity. Conversation with green bay over phone at farm house after landing. 'I landed for check of rough magnetos and possible fuel problem. I couldn't believe I was out of fuel.' nose gear is being repaired. At this time the fuel problem has not been found, but investigation will continue and plane will not be flown across country until problem has been corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRECAUTIONARY LNDG OFF ARPT DUE ROUGH MAGNETOS AND FUEL PROB.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT I SAW 48 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. NOTICED NO INDICATIONS OF FUEL LEAKS -- VENTS, DRAINS, COWL. RAN OUT OF FUEL AT APPROX 2.4-2.6 HRS HOBBS TIME. LANDED ON ICE, SLIGHT DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR (NOT NOTICED AT THE TIME). FBO MANITOWOC BROUGHT OUT 10 GALLONS. FLEW TO MANITOWOC. TOTAL FUEL PURCHASE MANITOWOC 21.1 GALLONS. RETURNED TO TIMMERMAN, MILWAUKEE, TOTAL FLT TIME -- 4 LNDGS, 3.6 HRS HOBBS. TANKS TOPPED 1 DAY LATER, 56.1 GALLONS, 60 GALLON CAPACITY. CONVERSATION WITH GREEN BAY OVER PHONE AT FARM HOUSE AFTER LNDG. 'I LANDED FOR CHK OF ROUGH MAGNETOS AND POSSIBLE FUEL PROB. I COULDN'T BELIEVE I WAS OUT OF FUEL.' NOSE GEAR IS BEING REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME THE FUEL PROB HAS NOT BEEN FOUND, BUT INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE AND PLANE WILL NOT BE FLOWN ACROSS COUNTRY UNTIL PROB HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

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.