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Attributes | |
ACN | 333533 |
Time | |
Date | 199604 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : 62h |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : aus |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 590 flight time type : 590 |
ASRS Report | 333533 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During descent to pattern altitude, engine quit. Possible fuel exhaustion. Emergency landing in farm/ranch field. No damage to aircraft. No injury to pilot (no passenger). No damage to farm/ranch lands.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APPARENT FUEL STARVATION AND FORCED LNDG IN FARM RANCH FIELD.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT TO PATTERN ALT, ENG QUIT. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION. EMER LNDG IN FARM/RANCH FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. NO INJURY TO PLT (NO PAX). NO DAMAGE TO FARM/RANCH LANDS.
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.