Light Sport Aircraft
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17; Flight Crew Total 245; Flight Crew Type 220
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Human Factors; Weather
Flying a 48 NM flight; I encountered 20 knot headwinds and had fuel exhaustion. I had to force land on a highway. Local travelers provided me with 4 gallons of 91 octane and I flew to my destination. There I filled the plane with 100LL and returned to my departure airport.
A light sport aircraft pilot ran out of fuel on a 48 mile flight and conducted a safe off airport landing on a highway where he was given 91 octane fuel to complete his trip.