C152 student pilot ran out of fuel, and made a forced off airport landing in a field. He was on a supervised cross country flight by his flight instructor.

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Attributes
ACN	597816
Time
Date	200310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4co2.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19.8 flight time total : 2352 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	597816
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Signed student logbook after checking cross country computations. I checked fuel visually and thought level was at the bottom of filler collar, indicating 4 hours fuel for C152. (Aircraft has long range tanks.) after exactly 3 hours of flight, engine quit and student made excellent landing in a field. No damage and aircraft was flown out. Obviously, 1 hour fuel had been used on previous flight and neither I or student detected it. We both will be more careful in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 STUDENT PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL, AND MADE A FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG IN A FIELD. HE WAS ON A SUPERVISED XCOUNTRY FLT BY HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR.

Narrative: SIGNED STUDENT LOGBOOK AFTER CHKING XCOUNTRY COMPUTATIONS. I CHKED FUEL VISUALLY AND THOUGHT LEVEL WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF FILLER COLLAR, INDICATING 4 HRS FUEL FOR C152. (ACFT HAS LONG RANGE TANKS.) AFTER EXACTLY 3 HRS OF FLT, ENG QUIT AND STUDENT MADE EXCELLENT LNDG IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE AND ACFT WAS FLOWN OUT. OBVIOUSLY, 1 HR FUEL HAD BEEN USED ON PREVIOUS FLT AND NEITHER I OR STUDENT DETECTED IT. WE BOTH WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.

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.