<< >> NASA ASRS Report 311674, July 1995

Private pilot of an small aircraft sel experimental made off airport emergency forced landing when the engine quit due to fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	311674
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcc
State Reference	WY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	311674
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ran out of fuel and landed on private property. (Gravel road.) navigation error extended leg of trip, WX not a factor. Departure without incident. Prior leg of trip flown at lower power setting produced lower fuel burn, higher power setting in 2ND leg not accounted into gph calculation, causing fuel starvation. Basic fuel management required for correction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL EXPERIMENTAL MADE OFF ARPT EMER FORCED LNDG WHEN THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED ON PVT PROPERTY. (GRAVEL ROAD.) NAV ERROR EXTENDED LEG OF TRIP, WX NOT A FACTOR. DEP WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRIOR LEG OF TRIP FLOWN AT LOWER PWR SETTING PRODUCED LOWER FUEL BURN, HIGHER PWR SETTING IN 2ND LEG NOT ACCOUNTED INTO GPH CALCULATION, CAUSING FUEL STARVATION. BASIC FUEL MGMNT REQUIRED FOR CORRECTION.

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.