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Pilot of an small aircraft ran out of fuel and was forced to make an off airport landing with no damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318398 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o04 airport : mev |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 318398 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying from carson city to douglas county airport when engine quit from lack of fuel. Landed on a graded road at a construction site. No damage or problem. Obtained fuel and took off for destination. Had been making several glider tows and misjudged remaining fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA RAN OUT OF FUEL AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF ARPT LNDG WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: FLYING FROM CARSON CITY TO DOUGLAS COUNTY ARPT WHEN ENG QUIT FROM LACK OF FUEL. LANDED ON A GRADED ROAD AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE. NO DAMAGE OR PROB. OBTAINED FUEL AND TOOK OFF FOR DEST. HAD BEEN MAKING SEVERAL GLIDER TOWS AND MISJUDGED REMAINING FUEL.
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.