Private pilot of an sel small aircraft was forced to land off airport when the engine quit due to fuel starvation. There was no aircraft damage or personal injuries.

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Attributes
ACN	416922
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sky
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 670 msl bound upper : 670
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 282 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	416922
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was going to sky airport for fuel about 4 mi to the south of the airport. The right tank was very low, so I switched to my left tank. The engine began to sputter. I had no power and was in altitude for pattern entry to sky airport, so I picked a field and performed a forced landing. No damage to the airplane and no injuries were sustained. There was fuel left in the left tank after the state patrol told me that FAA was not holding the airplane. I started it up and taxied 1000 ft or so out to the road to refuel enough to take off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SEL SMA WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF ARPT WHEN THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THERE WAS NO ACFT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURIES.

Narrative: I WAS GOING TO SKY ARPT FOR FUEL ABOUT 4 MI TO THE S OF THE ARPT. THE R TANK WAS VERY LOW, SO I SWITCHED TO MY L TANK. THE ENG BEGAN TO SPUTTER. I HAD NO PWR AND WAS IN ALT FOR PATTERN ENTRY TO SKY ARPT, SO I PICKED A FIELD AND PERFORMED A FORCED LNDG. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS FUEL LEFT IN THE L TANK AFTER THE STATE PATROL TOLD ME THAT FAA WAS NOT HOLDING THE AIRPLANE. I STARTED IT UP AND TAXIED 1000 FT OR SO OUT TO THE ROAD TO REFUEL ENOUGH TO TAKE OFF.

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.