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A C172 took off after a lengthy taxi and ran out of fuel en route to his destination. He landed on an unoccupied country road with no damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704771 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 76 flight time total : 98 flight time type : 96 |
| ASRS Report | 704771 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After sitting on the taxiway for almost 2 hours waiting for takeoff clearance; my friend and I took off toward home. 20 NM out of sioux city; ia; my engine sputtered. I immediately knew I had run out of gas; so while the engine was still running I climbed as high as I could; and found the nearest airport. The engine stopped and we glided as far as we could. I was still 9 mi away from the airport so I was forced to land on a little county road. It was a good power off landing and no one was hurt; also the plane had no damage whatsoever. Someone had seen us land and turned around to help us. We received help and got our gas; and took off on the road and flew safely back home; making sure to stop with more than enough fuel to refuel. I now know to factor in much more fuel burn for taxiing. The local law enforcement was also called to close the road for a safe takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 TOOK OFF AFTER A LENGTHY TAXI AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ENRTE TO HIS DEST. HE LANDED ON AN UNOCCUPIED COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO DAMAGE.
Narrative: AFTER SITTING ON THE TXWY FOR ALMOST 2 HRS WAITING FOR TKOF CLRNC; MY FRIEND AND I TOOK OFF TOWARD HOME. 20 NM OUT OF SIOUX CITY; IA; MY ENG SPUTTERED. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS; SO WHILE THE ENG WAS STILL RUNNING I CLBED AS HIGH AS I COULD; AND FOUND THE NEAREST ARPT. THE ENG STOPPED AND WE GLIDED AS FAR AS WE COULD. I WAS STILL 9 MI AWAY FROM THE ARPT SO I WAS FORCED TO LAND ON A LITTLE COUNTY ROAD. IT WAS A GOOD PWR OFF LNDG AND NO ONE WAS HURT; ALSO THE PLANE HAD NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. SOMEONE HAD SEEN US LAND AND TURNED AROUND TO HELP US. WE RECEIVED HELP AND GOT OUR GAS; AND TOOK OFF ON THE ROAD AND FLEW SAFELY BACK HOME; MAKING SURE TO STOP WITH MORE THAN ENOUGH FUEL TO REFUEL. I NOW KNOW TO FACTOR IN MUCH MORE FUEL BURN FOR TAXIING. THE LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ALSO CALLED TO CLOSE THE ROAD FOR A SAFE TKOF.
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.