C172 student pilot on solo cross country makes off field landing due to self imposed fuel starvation...

Attributes
ACN	447712
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jan.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 1630 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	447712
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: student pilot in C172 on solo cross country gets a late start on a planned busy day of solo flying. He acknowledges several opportunities missed to check and double check fuel selector position while being concerned with en route WX avoidance. The C172 engine quits for lack of fuel and he successfully lands off field. With the aid of law officers blocking off a highway, the reporter is airborne once more. He admits that being methodical usually only works most of the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT PLT ON SOLO XCOUNTRY MAKES OFF FIELD LNDG DUE TO SELF IMPOSED FUEL STARVATION NEAR JAN.

Narrative: IN SUM: STUDENT PLT IN C172 ON SOLO XCOUNTRY GETS A LATE START ON A PLANNED BUSY DAY OF SOLO FLYING. HE ACKNOWLEDGES SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES MISSED TO CHK AND DOUBLE CHK FUEL SELECTOR POS WHILE BEING CONCERNED WITH ENRTE WX AVOIDANCE. THE C172 ENG QUITS FOR LACK OF FUEL AND HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDS OFF FIELD. WITH THE AID OF LAW OFFICERS BLOCKING OFF A HWY, THE RPTR IS AIRBORNE ONCE MORE. HE ADMITS THAT BEING METHODICAL USUALLY ONLY WORKS MOST OF THE TIME.

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.

C172 student pilot on solo cross country makes off field landing due to self imposed fuel starvation near jan.