C152 pilot makes off field landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	563054
Time
Date	200210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slk.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 327 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	563054
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed frg with full tanks. Flight plan forecasted 29 KTS winds aloft for jfk and plb areas. Alb, 41 KTS. Planned 41 KTS for entire route (4.02). No power for climbs (60 KTS/100 FPM). 1/2 tanks after glens falls. Engine rough 10 mi south of slk. Right tank burning faster. 1/2-1/4 remaining in left tank. Established communication with slk for runway use prior to engine roughness. Engine stopped and I proceeded with the emergency checklist. The engine restarted for approximately 30 seconds. Field in sight. Total engine out. Called mayday. Unable to make field. Turned south for a suitable landing area. Only safe area -- marsh off of lake. When wheels touched down, the aircraft flipped forward and onto its back. No injuries. Minor damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT MAKES OFF FIELD LNDG DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: DEPARTED FRG WITH FULL TANKS. FLT PLAN FORECASTED 29 KTS WINDS ALOFT FOR JFK AND PLB AREAS. ALB, 41 KTS. PLANNED 41 KTS FOR ENTIRE RTE (4.02). NO PWR FOR CLBS (60 KTS/100 FPM). 1/2 TANKS AFTER GLENS FALLS. ENG ROUGH 10 MI S OF SLK. R TANK BURNING FASTER. 1/2-1/4 REMAINING IN L TANK. ESTABLISHED COM WITH SLK FOR RWY USE PRIOR TO ENG ROUGHNESS. ENG STOPPED AND I PROCEEDED WITH THE EMER CHKLIST. THE ENG RESTARTED FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS. FIELD IN SIGHT. TOTAL ENG OUT. CALLED MAYDAY. UNABLE TO MAKE FIELD. TURNED S FOR A SUITABLE LNDG AREA. ONLY SAFE AREA -- MARSH OFF OF LAKE. WHEN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, THE ACFT FLIPPED FORWARD AND ONTO ITS BACK. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT.

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.