Mooney pilot lands with engine running rough. Postflt visual inspection shows no fuel. Fuel gauges s...

Attributes
ACN	442960
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aoo.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time total : 350
ASRS Report	442960
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had fuel when departed ohio, due visual check. The gauges indicated, 1/2 tank in left tank and 3/4 in right tank. Burned all fuel in left tank and switch to right. Upon crossing over altoona airport to enter pattern the engine started running rough. I switched tanks, turned on pumps, increased mixture and informed unicom of problem and requested to land. Engine continued to run rough till park and looked in gas tank to see, no fuel with indication of 1/4 tank on right tank. I relied on my fuel indications and not on judgement. I should have topped off and will before any flight again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOONEY PLT LANDS WITH ENG RUNNING ROUGH. POSTFLT VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWS NO FUEL. FUEL GAUGES SHOW ONE FOURTH TANK.

Narrative: HAD FUEL WHEN DEPARTED OHIO, DUE VISUAL CHK. THE GAUGES INDICATED, 1/2 TANK IN L TANK AND 3/4 IN R TANK. BURNED ALL FUEL IN L TANK AND SWITCH TO R. UPON XING OVER ALTOONA ARPT TO ENTER PATTERN THE ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I SWITCHED TANKS, TURNED ON PUMPS, INCREASED MIXTURE AND INFORMED UNICOM OF PROB AND REQUESTED TO LAND. ENG CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH TILL PARK AND LOOKED IN GAS TANK TO SEE, NO FUEL WITH INDICATION OF 1/4 TANK ON R TANK. I RELIED ON MY FUEL INDICATIONS AND NOT ON JUDGEMENT. I SHOULD HAVE TOPPED OFF AND WILL BEFORE ANY FLT AGAIN.

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.

Mooney pilot lands with engine running rough. Postflt visual inspection shows no fuel. Fuel gauges show one fourth tank.