Pipeline patrol pilot, flying a christen husky, has low fuel condition. He makes a precautionary lan...

Attributes
ACN	412239
Time
Date	199808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dbn
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Christen A-1 Huskey
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	412239
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I thought the aircraft had been refueled from the previous flight. My preflight was hurried and fuel was not checked. I was not flying my usual aircraft. En route to my normal fuel stop, I noticed both tanks were down to 1/2 inch of fuel remaining (1/4 inch above empty). I was 10 NM from the closest airport (dbn) and the engine quit for about 1-2 seconds. Rather than risk continuing, I elected to land in a nearby field while still under power and called the FBO for enough fuel to continue. Landing was without incident, takeoff too. This could easily have been prevented by: 1) a better preflight, 2) en route fuel monitoring, and 3) more vigilant attention when my 'routine' has been interrupted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPELINE PATROL PLT, FLYING A CHRISTEN HUSKY, HAS LOW FUEL CONDITION. HE MAKES A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN A FIELD.

Narrative: I THOUGHT THE ACFT HAD BEEN REFUELED FROM THE PREVIOUS FLT. MY PREFLT WAS HURRIED AND FUEL WAS NOT CHKED. I WAS NOT FLYING MY USUAL ACFT. ENRTE TO MY NORMAL FUEL STOP, I NOTICED BOTH TANKS WERE DOWN TO 1/2 INCH OF FUEL REMAINING (1/4 INCH ABOVE EMPTY). I WAS 10 NM FROM THE CLOSEST ARPT (DBN) AND THE ENG QUIT FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. RATHER THAN RISK CONTINUING, I ELECTED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD WHILE STILL UNDER PWR AND CALLED THE FBO FOR ENOUGH FUEL TO CONTINUE. LNDG WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT, TKOF TOO. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY: 1) A BETTER PREFLT, 2) ENRTE FUEL MONITORING, AND 3) MORE VIGILANT ATTN WHEN MY 'ROUTINE' HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED.

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.

Pipeline patrol pilot, flying a christen husky, has low fuel condition. He makes a precautionary landing in a field.