An small aircraft landed off airport with some damage because of fuel starvation. The fuel tank cap ...

Attributes
ACN	243489
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : k68
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 53 flight time total : 20300 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	243489
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In sum: a very high time pilot asked to ferry another pilot's aircraft. The flight was planned for 2 hours and 10 mins. The aircraft ran out of fuel after 1 hour and 48 mins. The reporter landed in a field and broke off the left main gear. There was other damage. The reporter was not injured. After the landing, the owner told the pilot that the aircraft now held only 18 gallons fuel, not the 26 that was stamped on the fuel cap. The reporter insists that he had filled the tank to the brim before departure. WX was no factor. The fuel gauge showed 1/4 full when the engine quit. After the landing, the fuel gauge showed empty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED OFF ARPT WITH SOME DAMAGE BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION. THE FUEL TANK CAP WAS MISLABELED.

Narrative: IN SUM: A VERY HIGH TIME PLT ASKED TO FERRY ANOTHER PLT'S ACFT. THE FLT WAS PLANNED FOR 2 HRS AND 10 MINS. THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER 1 HR AND 48 MINS. THE RPTR LANDED IN A FIELD AND BROKE OFF THE L MAIN GEAR. THERE WAS OTHER DAMAGE. THE RPTR WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER THE LNDG, THE OWNER TOLD THE PLT THAT THE ACFT NOW HELD ONLY 18 GALLONS FUEL, NOT THE 26 THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE FUEL CAP. THE RPTR INSISTS THAT HE HAD FILLED THE TANK TO THE BRIM BEFORE DEP. WX WAS NO FACTOR. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 FULL WHEN THE ENG QUIT. AFTER THE LNDG, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY.

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.

An small aircraft landed off airport with some damage because of fuel starvation. The fuel tank cap was mislabeled.