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Private pilot of an sel small aircraft made an emergency landing on an interstate highway after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : trm airport : psp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1015 flight time type : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 426345 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After 3.3 hours of flight from tus to psp I experienced fuel exhaustion and landed on interstate 10 freeway without incident and without damage. The owner's manual indicated that I should have had 4.2 hours of endurance at my indicated RPM of 2600. The highway patrol obtained FAA permission for me to take off from the freeway after obtaining fuel. The highway patrol established a traffic break and we proceeded on without incident after takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SEL SMA MADE AN EMER LNDG ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Narrative: AFTER 3.3 HRS OF FLT FROM TUS TO PSP I EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LANDED ON INTERSTATE 10 FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WITHOUT DAMAGE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD 4.2 HRS OF ENDURANCE AT MY INDICATED RPM OF 2600. THE HWY PATROL OBTAINED FAA PERMISSION FOR ME TO TAKE OFF FROM THE FREEWAY AFTER OBTAINING FUEL. THE HWY PATROL ESTABLISHED A TFC BREAK AND WE PROCEEDED ON WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER TKOF.
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.