Pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft made a forced landing due to fuel starvation caused by a loo...

Attributes
ACN	247085
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 15g airport : bjj
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	247085
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

During preflight inspection, left fuel cap was not secured. During flight, the fuel cap worked itself loose and became disattached. Fuel was then siphoned out by passing air and gave erroneous fuel quantity and fuel consumption indications. At the time of engine failure, I notified akron/canton approach, advised them of the problem and that I had a field to land in and that there would be no problem. The owner of the land was notified and consent was given to fly the plane out. The next morning I filled the plane with fuel and uneventfully flew the airplane out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT MADE A FORCED LNDG DUE TO FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY A LOOSE FUEL TANK CAP.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT INSPECTION, L FUEL CAP WAS NOT SECURED. DURING FLT, THE FUEL CAP WORKED ITSELF LOOSE AND BECAME DISATTACHED. FUEL WAS THEN SIPHONED OUT BY PASSING AIR AND GAVE ERRONEOUS FUEL QUANTITY AND FUEL CONSUMPTION INDICATIONS. AT THE TIME OF ENG FAILURE, I NOTIFIED AKRON/CANTON APCH, ADVISED THEM OF THE PROB AND THAT I HAD A FIELD TO LAND IN AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PROB. THE OWNER OF THE LAND WAS NOTIFIED AND CONSENT WAS GIVEN TO FLY THE PLANE OUT. THE NEXT MORNING I FILLED THE PLANE WITH FUEL AND UNEVENTFULLY FLEW THE AIRPLANE OUT.

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.

Pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft made a forced landing due to fuel starvation caused by a loose fuel tank cap.