C182 pilot executes an off field landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Attributes
ACN	702347
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 425 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	702347
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The aircraft's informal flight log showed that the last pilot to fly it put 40 gallons of fuel in the aircraft. My preflight did include visually checking fuel levels and fuel indicators. Fuel indicators showed slightly more than 1/2 tanks but visual inspection showed fuel tanks at about 3 inches down from fuel neck on both tanks. I departed keeping the aircraft's fuel in mind. I noticed that the fuel tanks had indicated 1/4 tanks and had rapidly indicated empty. At that time; I asked center to divert me to the nearest airport and was diverted to ZZZ. The aircraft ran out of fuel (engine sputtered and died) on 1 1/2 mi final approach to ZZZ. I then landed on the airport property about 150 yards from the runway threshold with no damage being done to either the aircraft or to property on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT EXECUTES AN OFF FIELD LNDG DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: THE ACFT'S INFORMAL FLT LOG SHOWED THAT THE LAST PLT TO FLY IT PUT 40 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE ACFT. MY PREFLT DID INCLUDE VISUALLY CHKING FUEL LEVELS AND FUEL INDICATORS. FUEL INDICATORS SHOWED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1/2 TANKS BUT VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED FUEL TANKS AT ABOUT 3 INCHES DOWN FROM FUEL NECK ON BOTH TANKS. I DEPARTED KEEPING THE ACFT'S FUEL IN MIND. I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANKS HAD INDICATED 1/4 TANKS AND HAD RAPIDLY INDICATED EMPTY. AT THAT TIME; I ASKED CENTER TO DIVERT ME TO THE NEAREST ARPT AND WAS DIVERTED TO ZZZ. THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL (ENG SPUTTERED AND DIED) ON 1 1/2 MI FINAL APCH TO ZZZ. I THEN LANDED ON THE ARPT PROPERTY ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM THE RWY THRESHOLD WITH NO DAMAGE BEING DONE TO EITHER THE ACFT OR TO PROPERTY ON THE GND.

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.