Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 1100; Flight Crew Type 800
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Training / Qualification; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
I received a phone call from a student I had signed off for a solo VFR cross country stating that they had landed in a field. They had said that the fuel annunciator lit up; and the engine sputtered; so they increased power and enriched the mixture. This had no effect on the aircraft performance. The engine then died; and the student proceeded to execute the emergency checklist after contacting the Military GCA and notifying them of their situation. The student landed in a wheat field without harm or damage to the aircraft.
An instructor pilot reported that his student pilot on a solo cross country had a C172 fuel system malfunction which caused him to land successfully in a field.