What happened
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Description of the incident:
On 2/26/2020 privacy data omitted was on a cross country flight from crossett, AR (kcrt) to springdale, AR (kasg) in CE-172 (N6487B) when the aircraft engine started sputtering, he immediately knew that he had run out of gas. He made an emergency landing on highway 16 in Elkins, AR and coasted into a dollar general parking lot without any damage to the aircraft. The local law enforcement officer brought him 10 gallons of ethanol free 87 octane mogas to fill up his aircraft. The police officers in the town blocked off a very long section of the highway and after scouting out where to lift off he made a takeoff and flew safely into springdale and landed.
Causal and/or contributing factors; (if the ASI determines that ATC actions or processes were contributory to the event, the ASI will include ?ATC? And rational in block 18 (this information is reviewed by the ATC qag));
Causal or contributing factors were that this was a round robin trip from kasg - kcrt - kasg and the aircraft was not fueled at crossett before the return flight. The pilot checked the gauges but did not stick the tanks to confirm the amount of fuel in the tanks. Also, the headwind for the return trip was approximately 30 mph which was also a contributing factor.
Recommendations for systemic corrective action to reduce risk of future occurrence;
Airman stated that he was going to fuel up everytime he lands somewhere because he does not want a situation like this to happen again. He also stated that physically checking the fuel level is a must.
Action(s) taken to correct the problem and prevent reoccurrence;
Remedial training
Ptrs record transmittal id number(s) associated with the event; and
1712 (Incident investigation) ? SW11202001300
1749 (Remedial training) -
SW11202001301
Comments, to capture information not already included in the form.
None
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT:
ON 2/26/2020 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM CROSSETT, AR (KCRT) TO SPRINGDALE, AR (KASG) IN CE-172 (N6487B) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING, HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 16 IN ELKINS, AR AND COASTED INTO A DOLLAR GENERAL PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BROUGHT HIM 10 GALLONS OF ETHANOL FREE 87 OCTANE MOGAS TO FILL UP HIS AIRCRAFT. THE POLICE OFFICERS IN THE TOWN BLOCKED OFF A VERY LONG SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER SCOUTING OUT WHERE TO LIFT OFF HE MADE A TAKEOFF AND FLEW SAFELY INTO SPRINGDALE AND LANDED.
CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS; (IF THE ASI DETERMINES THAT ATC ACTIONS OR PROCESSES WERE CONTRIBUTORY TO THE EVENT, THE ASI WILL INCLUDE ?ATC? AND RATIONAL IN BLOCK 18 (THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY THE ATC QAG));
CAUSAL OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THAT THIS WAS A ROUND ROBIN TRIP FROM KASG - KCRT - KASG AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FUELED AT CROSSETT BEFORE THE RETURN FLIGHT. THE PILOT CHECKED THE GAUGES BUT DID NOT STICK THE TANKS TO CONFIRM THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANKS. ALSO, THE HEADWIND FOR THE RETURN TRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHICH WAS ALSO A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE;
AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO FUEL UP EVERYTIME HE LANDS SOMEWHERE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT A SITUATION LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. HE ALSO STATED THAT PHYSICALLY CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL IS A MUST.
ACTION(S) TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE;
REMEDIAL TRAINING
PTRS RECORD TRANSMITTAL ID NUMBER(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT; AND
1712 (INCIDENT INVESTIGATION) ? SW11202001300
1749 (REMEDIAL TRAINING) -
SW11202001301
COMMENTS, TO CAPTURE INFORMATION NOT ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE FORM.
NONE