An atx small aircraft pilot landed on a road after fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	253081
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jot
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 340 flight time total : 4950 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	253081
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had been flying part 135 freight airline for 3 yrs. I had recently been trained in the small aircraft that I was flying that night. I had flown the same route for 21 months and the challenge of achieving 'on time performance' despite tight deadlines had been a source of pride for me. That night I planned a fuel stop that was different from my normal routine because I had made an unusual swap into an aircraft that had less than my customary fuel load. 3 legs later I arrived at my planned fuel stop (mdw) behind schedule. I unloaded the freight quickly as usual and dashed off eager to make up time. I had forgotten to refuel. When I realized my mistake, I was 20 NM south of the joliet VOR at 6000 ft MSL. I headed towards jot but the engines quit shortly thereafter. I configured the aircraft for best glide but did not have enough altitude to reach the airport. I landed on a deserted road 1 mi from the airport with no injuries and no damage to the aircraft or any other property. Had I examined my motivations and attitudes more thoroughly before the incident and recognized the symptoms, I would have realized that my drive to meet deadlines had begun to interfere with my ability to operate the aircraft safely and efficiently.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX SMA PLT LANDED ON A ROAD AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN FLYING PART 135 FREIGHT AIRLINE FOR 3 YRS. I HAD RECENTLY BEEN TRAINED IN THE SMA THAT I WAS FLYING THAT NIGHT. I HAD FLOWN THE SAME RTE FOR 21 MONTHS AND THE CHALLENGE OF ACHIEVING 'ON TIME PERFORMANCE' DESPITE TIGHT DEADLINES HAD BEEN A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR ME. THAT NIGHT I PLANNED A FUEL STOP THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM MY NORMAL ROUTINE BECAUSE I HAD MADE AN UNUSUAL SWAP INTO AN ACFT THAT HAD LESS THAN MY CUSTOMARY FUEL LOAD. 3 LEGS LATER I ARRIVED AT MY PLANNED FUEL STOP (MDW) BEHIND SCHEDULE. I UNLOADED THE FREIGHT QUICKLY AS USUAL AND DASHED OFF EAGER TO MAKE UP TIME. I HAD FORGOTTEN TO REFUEL. WHEN I REALIZED MY MISTAKE, I WAS 20 NM S OF THE JOLIET VOR AT 6000 FT MSL. I HEADED TOWARDS JOT BUT THE ENGS QUIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I CONFIGURED THE ACFT FOR BEST GLIDE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALT TO REACH THE ARPT. I LANDED ON A DESERTED ROAD 1 MI FROM THE ARPT WITH NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY. HAD I EXAMINED MY MOTIVATIONS AND ATTITUDES MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS, I WOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT MY DRIVE TO MEET DEADLINES HAD BEGUN TO INTERFERE WITH MY ABILITY TO OPERATE THE ACFT SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

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.