ASRS 2012689
ACN 2012689 · 2023-06 · DA20-C1 Eclipse
DA20 pilot flying a night cross country training flight reported unexpected headwinds resulted in them running out of fuel, so they landed on a highway. No damage to aircraft, and they were towed to the nearby airport.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ,
X, Y.
Person A flight planned a night cross country to ZZZ1, ZZZ2 and back to ZZZ. I landed in ZZZ1, and financially couldn't afford anymore than the legal minimums to complete the leg back, 20 gallons. The leg to ZZZ2 went as planned. However [during] the leg from ZZZ2 to ZZZ, noticed my head wind component doubled. This caused a forced off airport landing on a highway. Myself and the aircraft suffered zero damage. I called Person B and he dispatched an employee to come and tow me 4 miles to the airport down the road.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- Aircraft Equipment Problem
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Aircraft · Human Factors · Weather
- Primary Problem
- Aircraft
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