Narrative:

I left sgu with full tanks on a cross country flight 11/88. My routing was sgu direct pga direct bullfrog basin, ut, where I landed. From bullfrog I flew direct pga and planned to fly direct to knb for a fuel stop. Over pga I erroneously entered 210 degrees in my obs instead of 260 degrees, and thus began to fly the wrong heading. I realized my error as I crossed over the 9000 ft elevation of the kaibab plateau. I considered my options and decided the best was to fly direct to gcn. I knew at this time I was 5-10 mins into my 30 mins reserve fuel. I called gcn tower and advised them of my position, and intentions, the tower asked for my altitude, I responded that I was at 9500 ft MSL. The tower then advised me that I was below the 14500 ft to surface restr airspace. The tower then asked if I was aware of this restriction. I replied negative. (My sectional did show the restr airspace from 9000 ft MSL to surface, I later learned that my sectional was a couple of months out of date.) I flew across the canyon, and 2 or 3 mins after reaching the south side of the canyon my engine lost all power. I quickly determined the cause to be fuel exhausted and contacted gcn tower. I called mayday and advised the tower that I was on the 300 degree right off of gcn VOR, 2 or 3 mi in from the rim, and that I was going to land on a dirt road that I could see in front of me. A small aircraft followed that radial out and spotted me 15 mi northwest of gcn. He reported to the tower that the landing was good and that I was ok. After talking with the local authorities and filling out some reports, I asked if it would be possible to get some fuel so that I could fly over to gcn. We checked over the performance charts and determined a safe takeoff could be made. I asked if the FAA was aware of the incident, and was told that they were, and that they needed no further information. After a thorough preflight and the addition of 8 gals of fuel, I performed a soft field takeoff and flew direct to gcn, where I topped the tanks off. I then flew around the restr airspace to the northeast and flew to pga, where I topped the tanks again. Finally I flew from pga direct to knb, and direct to sgu.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FUEL EXHAUSTION OFF ARPT LNDG ON DIRT ROAD ON SOUTH RIM OF GCN.

Narrative: I LEFT SGU WITH FULL TANKS ON A XCOUNTRY FLT 11/88. MY ROUTING WAS SGU DIRECT PGA DIRECT BULLFROG BASIN, UT, WHERE I LANDED. FROM BULLFROG I FLEW DIRECT PGA AND PLANNED TO FLY DIRECT TO KNB FOR A FUEL STOP. OVER PGA I ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED 210 DEGS IN MY OBS INSTEAD OF 260 DEGS, AND THUS BEGAN TO FLY THE WRONG HDG. I REALIZED MY ERROR AS I CROSSED OVER THE 9000 FT ELEVATION OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU. I CONSIDERED MY OPTIONS AND DECIDED THE BEST WAS TO FLY DIRECT TO GCN. I KNEW AT THIS TIME I WAS 5-10 MINS INTO MY 30 MINS RESERVE FUEL. I CALLED GCN TWR AND ADVISED THEM OF MY POS, AND INTENTIONS, THE TWR ASKED FOR MY ALT, I RESPONDED THAT I WAS AT 9500 FT MSL. THE TWR THEN ADVISED ME THAT I WAS BELOW THE 14500 FT TO SURFACE RESTR AIRSPACE. THE TWR THEN ASKED IF I WAS AWARE OF THIS RESTRICTION. I REPLIED NEGATIVE. (MY SECTIONAL DID SHOW THE RESTR AIRSPACE FROM 9000 FT MSL TO SURFACE, I LATER LEARNED THAT MY SECTIONAL WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT OF DATE.) I FLEW ACROSS THE CANYON, AND 2 OR 3 MINS AFTER REACHING THE S SIDE OF THE CANYON MY ENG LOST ALL PWR. I QUICKLY DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE FUEL EXHAUSTED AND CONTACTED GCN TWR. I CALLED MAYDAY AND ADVISED THE TWR THAT I WAS ON THE 300 DEG R OFF OF GCN VOR, 2 OR 3 MI IN FROM THE RIM, AND THAT I WAS GOING TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD THAT I COULD SEE IN FRONT OF ME. A SMA FOLLOWED THAT RADIAL OUT AND SPOTTED ME 15 MI NW OF GCN. HE RPTED TO THE TWR THAT THE LNDG WAS GOOD AND THAT I WAS OK. AFTER TALKING WITH THE LCL AUTHORITIES AND FILLING OUT SOME RPTS, I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET SOME FUEL SO THAT I COULD FLY OVER TO GCN. WE CHKED OVER THE PERFORMANCE CHARTS AND DETERMINED A SAFE TKOF COULD BE MADE. I ASKED IF THE FAA WAS AWARE OF THE INCIDENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE, AND THAT THEY NEEDED NO FURTHER INFO. AFTER A THOROUGH PREFLT AND THE ADDITION OF 8 GALS OF FUEL, I PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD TKOF AND FLEW DIRECT TO GCN, WHERE I TOPPED THE TANKS OFF. I THEN FLEW AROUND THE RESTR AIRSPACE TO THE NE AND FLEW TO PGA, WHERE I TOPPED THE TANKS AGAIN. FINALLY I FLEW FROM PGA DIRECT TO KNB, AND DIRECT TO SGU.

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