A C172 on a training flight has to divert to fdk for fuel. The engine quits on the taxiway from fuel exhaustion. Instructor pilot had not observed the trainee check the fuel levels.

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Attributes
ACN	415601
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fdk
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2450 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	415601
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I'm an instructor at abc FBO. On the day in question I trusted my student to have checked the fuel tanks, we departed and noticed the fuel gauges showing low fuel. We landed full stop at frederick municipal airport. While taxiing toward the ramp to refuel the engine stopped due to fuel starvation. We pushed the aircraft to the ramp, refueled and went back home. This was a close call. I feel I was maybe lucky that we did not run out of fuel. It will not happen again. I will make sure of that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 ON A TRAINING FLT HAS TO DIVERT TO FDK FOR FUEL. THE ENG QUITS ON THE TXWY FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. INSTRUCTOR PLT HAD NOT OBSERVED THE TRAINEE CHK THE FUEL LEVELS.

Narrative: I'M AN INSTRUCTOR AT ABC FBO. ON THE DAY IN QUESTION I TRUSTED MY STUDENT TO HAVE CHKED THE FUEL TANKS, WE DEPARTED AND NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES SHOWING LOW FUEL. WE LANDED FULL STOP AT FREDERICK MUNICIPAL ARPT. WHILE TAXIING TOWARD THE RAMP TO REFUEL THE ENG STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. WE PUSHED THE ACFT TO THE RAMP, REFUELED AND WENT BACK HOME. THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. I FEEL I WAS MAYBE LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT RUN OUT OF FUEL. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT.

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.