Grumman AA5 traveler pilot has engine failure; declares emergency and diverts to land.

Attributes
ACN	696204
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Grumman Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 1694 flight time type : 1694
ASRS Report	696204
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While cruising in level flight at 7500 ft MSL; I experienced an intermittent engine failure. I declared an emergency; asked for the nearest airport. ATC directed me to ZZZ. Engine failed entirely. Some time after switching tanks; engine came back to life and I made an uneventful landing (to find a local fire truck waiting for me). After landing I realized I had run a tank dry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GRUMMAN AA5 TRAVELER PLT HAS ENG FAILURE; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS TO LAND.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING IN LEVEL FLT AT 7500 FT MSL; I EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT ENG FAILURE. I DECLARED AN EMER; ASKED FOR THE NEAREST ARPT. ATC DIRECTED ME TO ZZZ. ENG FAILED ENTIRELY. SOME TIME AFTER SWITCHING TANKS; ENG CAME BACK TO LIFE AND I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG (TO FIND A LCL FIRE TRUCK WAITING FOR ME). AFTER LNDG I REALIZED I HAD RUN A TANK DRY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.