What happened
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Acft ran out of fuel made an emer landing and flipped over (-23) pilot was flying return leg of his first cross-country rental in the eastern U.S. (Annapolis, MD - doylestown, pa - annapolis, plus some local flying at doylestown),m had refueled at anp, then flew 3.6 hours to dry tanks. Did not refuel at dyl prior to departure for anp. About 10 NE of bwi, pilot was at 2500 feet unsure of location of destination airport. Engine loss power over mouth of baltimore harbor, ATC attempted to vector pilot to essex airport - pilot unable to see essex, so executed power-off landing in ben field across furrows - slow speed rollover. (.4) the pilot performed a preflight inspection and found the fuel gauges read 1/2 and 3/4 respectively. He estimated that he would arrive at his destination with 45 minutes of fuel reserve and decided not to refuel the airplane prior to his departure. The pilot stated that while he was flying, the fuel gauges read empty and the engine quit. He decided to land in a bean field perpendicular to the plowed rows. Both fuel tanks were examined and found empty. According to the pilot's operating handbook (POH) for the airplane, the endurance for the airplane at 3,000 feet MSL, and 65% power setting with full fuel was 3.6 hours. At the time of the accident, the hobbs meter on the airplane indicated it had flown 3.6 hours since it had been refueled.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL MADE AN EMER LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER (-23) PILOT WAS FLYING RETURN LEG OF HIS FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY RENTAL IN THE EASTERN U.S. (ANNAPOLIS, MD - DOYLESTOWN, PA - ANNAPOLIS, PLUS SOME LOCAL FLYING AT DOYLESTOWN),M HAD REFUELED AT ANP, THEN FLEW 3.6 HOURS TO DRY TANKS. DID NOT REFUEL AT DYL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR ANP. ABOUT 10 NE OF BWI, PILOT WAS AT 2500 FEET UNSURE OF LOCATION OF DESTINATION AIRPORT. ENGINE LOSS POWER OVER MOUTH OF BALTIMORE HARBOR, ATC ATTEMPTED TO VECTOR PILOT TO ESSEX AIRPORT - PILOT UNABLE TO SEE ESSEX, SO EXECUTED POWER-OFF LANDING IN BEN FIELD ACROSS FURROWS - SLOW SPEED ROLLOVER. (.4) THE PILOT PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND FOUND THE FUEL GAUGES READ 1/2 AND 3/4 RESPECTIVELY. HE ESTIMATED THAT HE WOULD ARRIVE AT HIS DESTINATION WITH 45 MINUTES OF FUEL RESERVE AND DECIDED NOT TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS FLYING, THE FUEL GAUGES READ EMPTY AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLOWED ROWS. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EXAMINED AND FOUND EMPTY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) FOR THE AIRPLANE, THE ENDURANCE FOR THE AIRPLANE AT 3,000 FEET MSL, AND 65% POWER SETTING WITH FULL FUEL WAS 3.6 HOURS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE HOBBS METER ON THE AIRPLANE INDICATED IT HAD FLOWN 3.6 HOURS SINCE IT HAD BEEN REFUELED.
NTSB investigation
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