Small aircraft runs out of fuel makes emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	243767
Time
Date	199306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdy
State Reference	MT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mty
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 1050
ASRS Report	243767
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Miscalculated fuel supply and had to make off airport landing. First landing choice, highway, had obstructions. Alternate choice, meadow, might be too rough for small aircraft gear, so tried wheels up landing which was successful except in feathering propeller. Only damage was curling 6 inches on end of each of 2 blades.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA RUNS OUT OF FUEL MAKES EMER LNDG.

Narrative: MISCALCULATED FUEL SUPPLY AND HAD TO MAKE OFF ARPT LNDG. FIRST LNDG CHOICE, HWY, HAD OBSTRUCTIONS. ALTERNATE CHOICE, MEADOW, MIGHT BE TOO ROUGH FOR SMA GEAR, SO TRIED WHEELS UP LNDG WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL EXCEPT IN FEATHERING PROP. ONLY DAMAGE WAS CURLING 6 INCHES ON END OF EACH OF 2 BLADES.

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.