Engine fail. Off airport landing. Suspect fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	315178
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tul airport : 1h6
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 303 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	315178
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

There was no concern of fuel due to the fact that both the fuel indicators showed ample quantity and the navigation log calculation determined enough fuel for the new destination and also have enough for VFR reserves. Vectored for radar identify and for traffic avoidance. Received harvard young airport in sight, terminated radar service and proceeded direct to harvard young. Lost engine power at 1400 ft AGL. Simultaneously I proceeded with the emergency checklist and located various landing options. Emergency landing checklist completed. Ruled out landing at harvard young because of obstacles and altitude (houses, stores). Decided not to land on highway because of traffic and power lines. Determined that the best option was to land in an uninhabited field 2 mi east of harvard young. On touchdown I encountered rocks and the aircraft came to a rest. After touchdown: 1) verified verbally passenger's condition, 2) vacated aircraft, 3) contacted auths (911, tulsa airport, FAA), 4) completed police report, 5) contacted mr X to remove aircraft and determine the cause. Conclusion: the aircraft's engine was not receiving the adequate source of fuel. Instrument indicated fuel and so did the calculations. Mr X believes there could be problems with the fuel hoses along with the venturi. The venturi had just been replaced on the last annual of the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAIL. OFF ARPT LNDG. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: THERE WAS NO CONCERN OF FUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT BOTH THE FUEL INDICATORS SHOWED AMPLE QUANTITY AND THE NAV LOG CALCULATION DETERMINED ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE NEW DEST AND ALSO HAVE ENOUGH FOR VFR RESERVES. VECTORED FOR RADAR IDENT AND FOR TFC AVOIDANCE. RECEIVED HARVARD YOUNG ARPT IN SIGHT, TERMINATED RADAR SVC AND PROCEEDED DIRECT TO HARVARD YOUNG. LOST ENG PWR AT 1400 FT AGL. SIMULTANEOUSLY I PROCEEDED WITH THE EMER CHKLIST AND LOCATED VARIOUS LNDG OPTIONS. EMER LNDG CHKLIST COMPLETED. RULED OUT LNDG AT HARVARD YOUNG BECAUSE OF OBSTACLES AND ALT (HOUSES, STORES). DECIDED NOT TO LAND ON HWY BECAUSE OF TFC AND PWR LINES. DETERMINED THAT THE BEST OPTION WAS TO LAND IN AN UNINHABITED FIELD 2 MI E OF HARVARD YOUNG. ON TOUCHDOWN I ENCOUNTERED ROCKS AND THE ACFT CAME TO A REST. AFTER TOUCHDOWN: 1) VERIFIED VERBALLY PAX'S CONDITION, 2) VACATED ACFT, 3) CONTACTED AUTHS (911, TULSA ARPT, FAA), 4) COMPLETED POLICE RPT, 5) CONTACTED MR X TO REMOVE ACFT AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE. CONCLUSION: THE ACFT'S ENG WAS NOT RECEIVING THE ADEQUATE SOURCE OF FUEL. INST INDICATED FUEL AND SO DID THE CALCULATIONS. MR X BELIEVES THERE COULD BE PROBS WITH THE FUEL HOSES ALONG WITH THE VENTURI. THE VENTURI HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED ON THE LAST ANNUAL OF THE ACFT.

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.