Pitts pilot runs out of fuel and made successful emergency forced landing on airport.

Attributes
ACN	545476
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eph.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Christen (& Pitts) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	545476
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During aerobatic practice in waivered airspace, ran out of gas and landed safely. Misread the gas gauge in a recently purchased pitts S1. Corrective action in the future is to use a measuring stick before every aerobatic flight to ensure that there is sufficient gas. Do not rely on the gauge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PITTS PLT RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND MADE SUCCESSFUL EMER FORCED LNDG ON ARPT.

Narrative: DURING AEROBATIC PRACTICE IN WAIVERED AIRSPACE, RAN OUT OF GAS AND LANDED SAFELY. MISREAD THE GAS GAUGE IN A RECENTLY PURCHASED PITTS S1. CORRECTIVE ACTION IN THE FUTURE IS TO USE A MEASURING STICK BEFORE EVERY AEROBATIC FLT TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT GAS. DO NOT RELY ON THE GAUGE.

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.