Narrative:

On thursday; 4 private pilots planned to fly in 2 cessna 152's. WX and any pertinent information were obtained that morning; and a flight plan was filed as a flight of 2. Both aircraft; being topped off with fuel; departed ZZZ1 with the intention of stopping at ZZZ as their first stop for fuel. The aircraft flew as a flight of two; and I was PIC of the first aircraft. Visual contact was maintained throughout the entire flight until the approach into ZZZ began. At that point; both pilots of aircraft #1 were unable to make visual or radio contact with aircraft #2. Aircraft #1 overflew the uncontrolled field ZZZ and entered the pattern to land. Upon landing; the pilots of aircraft #1 were able to contact the pilots of aircraft #2 via a landline. Aircraft #2 made a successful and safe emergency landing in a grass field. The emergency landing was performed due to fuel starvation. No persons or property were harmed during the landing. Each aircraft is equipped with 24.5 gallons of usable fuel. According to the poh; the aircraft requires .8 gallons of fuel for engine start; taxi; and takeoff. Once the aircraft engines were started; there were no delays during taxi or departure. That day the outside air temperature was approximately 40 degrees C and would have required 1.4 gallons to climb to 6000 ft or 1.7 gallons to climb to 7000 ft. With a cruise power setting of 2400 RPM's at an altitude of 6000 ft; the aircraft burns 5.8 gph -- at 8000 ft the aircraft burns 5.5 gph. A small amount of fuel was brought to aircraft #2. Aircraft #2 was inspected by an a&P on the field and the maintenance book was endorsed to prove the aircraft airworthy. The FSDO; local and state law enforcement; as well as the land owners approved the departure of the aircraft from the field to the nearest airport; ZZZ. A successful and safe departure from the field was conducted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLT EXPERIENCES FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A SUBSEQUENT OFF-FIELD LANDING.

Narrative: ON THURSDAY; 4 PVT PLTS PLANNED TO FLY IN 2 CESSNA 152'S. WX AND ANY PERTINENT INFO WERE OBTAINED THAT MORNING; AND A FLT PLAN WAS FILED AS A FLT OF 2. BOTH ACFT; BEING TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL; DEPARTED ZZZ1 WITH THE INTENTION OF STOPPING AT ZZZ AS THEIR FIRST STOP FOR FUEL. THE ACFT FLEW AS A FLT OF TWO; AND I WAS PIC OF THE FIRST ACFT. VISUAL CONTACT WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLT UNTIL THE APCH INTO ZZZ BEGAN. AT THAT POINT; BOTH PLTS OF ACFT #1 WERE UNABLE TO MAKE VISUAL OR RADIO CONTACT WITH ACFT #2. ACFT #1 OVERFLEW THE UNCTLED FIELD ZZZ AND ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND. UPON LNDG; THE PLTS OF ACFT #1 WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THE PLTS OF ACFT #2 VIA A LANDLINE. ACFT #2 MADE A SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE EMER LNDG IN A GRASS FIELD. THE EMER LNDG WAS PERFORMED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WERE HARMED DURING THE LNDG. EACH ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH 24.5 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL. ACCORDING TO THE POH; THE ACFT REQUIRES .8 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR ENG START; TAXI; AND TKOF. ONCE THE ACFT ENGS WERE STARTED; THERE WERE NO DELAYS DURING TAXI OR DEP. THAT DAY THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS APPROX 40 DEGS C AND WOULD HAVE REQUIRED 1.4 GALLONS TO CLB TO 6000 FT OR 1.7 GALLONS TO CLB TO 7000 FT. WITH A CRUISE PWR SETTING OF 2400 RPM'S AT AN ALT OF 6000 FT; THE ACFT BURNS 5.8 GPH -- AT 8000 FT THE ACFT BURNS 5.5 GPH. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS BROUGHT TO ACFT #2. ACFT #2 WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P ON THE FIELD AND THE MAINT BOOK WAS ENDORSED TO PROVE THE ACFT AIRWORTHY. THE FSDO; LCL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT; AS WELL AS THE LAND OWNERS APPROVED THE DEP OF THE ACFT FROM THE FIELD TO THE NEAREST ARPT; ZZZ. A SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE DEP FROM THE FIELD WAS CONDUCTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.