What happened
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Acft ran out of fuel and made an emergencylanding near interstate 20, Monroe, LA. (.4)after a cross-country flight of 4 hours and 24 minutes, the airplane was 8 nautical miles from its destination when the engine lost power. The pilot initially set up for a forced landing on a highway; however, due to traffic on the highway, he elected to land adjacent to the highway. During the landing, the airplane encountered a ditch, impacted a tree, and came to a stop. When the flight was 13 nautical miles from its destination, the pilot had asked air traffic control to check on the availability of fuel at an airport the airplane was passing over. The controller was unable to confirm the availability of fuel, and although the right fuel gage was 'indicating nearly empty,' the pilot decided to continue the flight. He stated that he 'thought' the airplane would be able to reach the destination without difficulty since he had exhausted the fuel in the left tank earlier in the flight and noted that the 'fuel gage registered empty for 20 minutes or so before the engine quit.' There was no leakage or spillage of fuel at the a ccident site, and the right tank was found to be empty. (-23) during a cross country flight from destin, Florida, to cheyenne, Wyoming, the pilot ran the aircraft out of fuel while attempting to land in Monroe, Louisiana, for fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCYLANDING NEAR INTERSTATE 20, MONROE, LA. (.4)AFTER A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT OF 4 HOURS AND 24 MINUTES, THE AIRPLANE WAS 8 NAUTICAL MILES FROM ITS DESTINATION WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIALLY SET UP FOR A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY; HOWEVER, DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, HE ELECTED TO LAND ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DITCH, IMPACTED A TREE, AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS 13 NAUTICAL MILES FROM ITS DESTINATION, THE PILOT HAD ASKED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO CHECK ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUEL AT AN AIRPORT THE AIRPLANE WAS PASSING OVER. THE CONTROLLER WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE AVAILABILITY OF FUEL, AND ALTHOUGH THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE WAS 'INDICATING NEARLY EMPTY,' THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE 'THOUGHT' THE AIRPLANE WOULD BE ABLE TO REACH THE DESTINATION WITHOUT DIFFICULTY SINCE HE HAD EXHAUSTED THE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT AND NOTED THAT THE 'FUEL GAGE REGISTERED EMPTY FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT.' THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE OF FUEL AT THE A CCIDENT SITE, AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY. (-23) DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM DESTIN, FLORIDA, TO CHEYENNE, WYOMING, THE PILOT RAN THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN MONROE, LOUISIANA, FOR FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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