Narrative:

On this day, I flew from lincoln, northeast, to new lisbon, wi, on a cross country flight in a piper warrior. This was my first long distance cross country in this aircraft. This was also my first time refueling this aircraft at a different airport. When I departed from the lincoln's airport the fuel level was at the tabs inside the fuel cells. I felt that this was the proper level for this airplane. I knew the plane used 9.5 gph in cruise flight. On this airplane there were 2 placards next to the filler port. One read, 'fill to the tabs only,' while the other placard read, 'to the tabs 17 gallons, full to neck 24 gallons.' 34 gallons was an adequate amount for my 2 hour 52 min planned flight to new lisbon airport (82C), wi. At new lisbon, I had the plane refueled to the tabs. Midway through the flight, I experienced a change in winds resulting in a headwind which resulted in a slower ground speed. Approximately 15 DME from the lincoln VORTAC at 4500 ft MSL while receiving radar advisories from the lincoln approach control facilities, I experienced a change in power output. I switched fuel tanks and turned the fuel pump on and the engine returned to normal power for a short time. It soon quit later. At this time I realized I was out of fuel. I radioed lincoln approach with my problem, my location and my plan to make an emergency off airport landing. I determined the safest place to land was in a bean field next to highway 6 near waverly, northeast. The landing was successful with no damage to the aircraft or myself.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28 MADE AN EMER FORCED LNDG OFF ARPT AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: ON THIS DAY, I FLEW FROM LINCOLN, NE, TO NEW LISBON, WI, ON A XCOUNTRY FLT IN A PIPER WARRIOR. THIS WAS MY FIRST LONG DISTANCE XCOUNTRY IN THIS ACFT. THIS WAS ALSO MY FIRST TIME REFUELING THIS ACFT AT A DIFFERENT AIRPORT. WHEN I DEPARTED FROM THE LINCOLN'S ARPT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS AT THE TABS INSIDE THE FUEL CELLS. I FELT THAT THIS WAS THE PROPER LEVEL FOR THIS AIRPLANE. I KNEW THE PLANE USED 9.5 GPH IN CRUISE FLT. ON THIS AIRPLANE THERE WERE 2 PLACARDS NEXT TO THE FILLER PORT. ONE READ, 'FILL TO THE TABS ONLY,' WHILE THE OTHER PLACARD READ, 'TO THE TABS 17 GALLONS, FULL TO NECK 24 GALLONS.' 34 GALLONS WAS AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT FOR MY 2 HR 52 MIN PLANNED FLT TO NEW LISBON ARPT (82C), WI. AT NEW LISBON, I HAD THE PLANE REFUELED TO THE TABS. MIDWAY THROUGH THE FLT, I EXPERIENCED A CHANGE IN WINDS RESULTING IN A HEADWIND WHICH RESULTED IN A SLOWER GND SPD. APPROX 15 DME FROM THE LINCOLN VORTAC AT 4500 FT MSL WHILE RECEIVING RADAR ADVISORIES FROM THE LINCOLN APCH CTL FACILITIES, I EXPERIENCED A CHANGE IN PWR OUTPUT. I SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED THE FUEL PUMP ON AND THE ENG RETURNED TO NORMAL PWR FOR A SHORT TIME. IT SOON QUIT LATER. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED I WAS OUT OF FUEL. I RADIOED LINCOLN APCH WITH MY PROB, MY LOCATION AND MY PLAN TO MAKE AN EMER OFF ARPT LNDG. I DETERMINED THE SAFEST PLACE TO LAND WAS IN A BEAN FIELD NEXT TO HWY 6 NEAR WAVERLY, NE. THE LNDG WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR MYSELF.

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.