Light Sport Aircraft
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Glider; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Sea; Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 6125; Flight Crew Type 25
Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft; Human Factors
Aircraft departed ZZZ approximately XA:16. Departure flight following to practice area. Pre-flight and briefing completed. Normal departure. XA:28 Annunciator indicated 2.5 gallons of fuel remaining. Immediately proceeded direct to ZZZ; with continued precipitous drop of fuel level. Engine quit at approximately 2000 ft. [Advised ATC]. Landed in parking lot. No injuries no damage to the plane.Examination on landing revealed fuel leaking from the gascolator petcock. Prior to flight noticed that aircraft partner had drained 5 gallons of fuel from the freshly filled 16 gallon tank to calibrate it. The plane has a slide carburetor; and when the fuel is turned on it drips on the ground. The fuel was checked pre-flight but the petcock position was not visually checked. Aircraft had 11 gallons on board on take off.On landing spoke with partner and he said he did not close the petcock (drain valve) after draining the tank. From the cockpit it is not possible to visualize fuel leaking out.
Single Pilot reported an uneventful forced landing at parking lot due to fuel starvation.