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Pilot of an small aircraft sel ran out of fuel and made an off airport landing with no injuries or damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 293099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ojc airport : ojs |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 293099 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from bec with partial fuel load. The plan was to pick up a passenger at sgf. However, the flight to sgf consumed more fuel than was planned. I was #4 for the approach to ILS 2. After picking up the passenger, I took off on an IFR flight plan sgf to ojc. Then about 12 mi out of ojc, I told kansas city approach that I was low on fuel, canceled my IFR flight plan and had the airport in sight. Shortly thereafter, I lost power, told approach that I was out of fuel and was going to land on highway united states 69. After receiving fuel from johnson county executive and with the aid of the johnson county sheriff's patrol, I safely took off and landed at johnson county executive just 5 mi away. There was no damage to the aircraft or injury to people on board. Time was not a factor for not refueling at sgf. We had a 30 min wait for arrival of passenger. Main cause was me calculating fuel consumption and time en route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN OFF ARPT LNDG WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM BEC WITH PARTIAL FUEL LOAD. THE PLAN WAS TO PICK UP A PAX AT SGF. HOWEVER, THE FLT TO SGF CONSUMED MORE FUEL THAN WAS PLANNED. I WAS #4 FOR THE APCH TO ILS 2. AFTER PICKING UP THE PAX, I TOOK OFF ON AN IFR FLT PLAN SGF TO OJC. THEN ABOUT 12 MI OUT OF OJC, I TOLD KANSAS CITY APCH THAT I WAS LOW ON FUEL, CANCELED MY IFR FLT PLAN AND HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I LOST PWR, TOLD APCH THAT I WAS OUT OF FUEL AND WAS GOING TO LAND ON HWY UNITED STATES 69. AFTER RECEIVING FUEL FROM JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND WITH THE AID OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S PATROL, I SAFELY TOOK OFF AND LANDED AT JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE JUST 5 MI AWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR INJURY TO PEOPLE ON BOARD. TIME WAS NOT A FACTOR FOR NOT REFUELING AT SGF. WE HAD A 30 MIN WAIT FOR ARR OF PAX. MAIN CAUSE WAS ME CALCULATING FUEL CONSUMPTION AND TIME ENRTE.
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.