A high wing cessna instructor and student, made an emergency, off airport, landing when their aircra...

Attributes
ACN	540887
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	540887
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student verified both fuel cells full. Apparently they were not, however fuel gauges showed some fuel, but in about 30 seconds gauges showed empty. Made a precautionary landing in rough terrain. No damage to aircraft or persons or crew. Maintenance decided to flatbed aircraft out of landing area and return to airport school. Instructor should have climbed up on cessna's wing, checked fuel level. Student has considerable flight time and was to be trusted on preflight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HIGH WING CESSNA INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, MADE AN EMER, OFF ARPT, LNDG WHEN THEIR ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

Narrative: STUDENT VERIFIED BOTH FUEL CELLS FULL. APPARENTLY THEY WERE NOT, HOWEVER FUEL GAUGES SHOWED SOME FUEL, BUT IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS GAUGES SHOWED EMPTY. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PERSONS OR CREW. MAINT DECIDED TO FLATBED ACFT OUT OF LNDG AREA AND RETURN TO ARPT SCHOOL. INSTRUCTOR SHOULD HAVE CLBED UP ON CESSNA'S WING, CHKED FUEL LEVEL. STUDENT HAS CONSIDERABLE FLT TIME AND WAS TO BE TRUSTED ON PREFLT.

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.

A high wing cessna instructor and student, made an emergency, off airport, landing when their aircraft ran out of fuel.