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Pilot of a piper PA28 archer made a forced landing off airport after the engine quit due to fuel starvation. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ikv.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 593 flight time type : 501 |
| ASRS Report | 483384 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I didn't declare an emergency because I had calculated the fuel and thought there wasn't a problem. When the fuel exhausted, I just had to land the plane. The details are attached. The FAA has classified this as an 'incident.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA28 ARCHER MADE A FORCED LNDG OFF ARPT AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Narrative: I DIDN'T DECLARE AN EMER BECAUSE I HAD CALCULATED THE FUEL AND THOUGHT THERE WASN'T A PROB. WHEN THE FUEL EXHAUSTED, I JUST HAD TO LAND THE PLANE. THE DETAILS ARE ATTACHED. THE FAA HAS CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN 'INCIDENT.'
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.