What happened
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(-5)Aero commander ac 100, N4018X departed the nicolet airport, green bay, Wisconsin (88WI) on October 24, 1998 on a VFR personal pleasure flight with an intended destination of waukegan, illnois. Approxiamtely 3.5 n.m. northeast of the Kenosha Municipal Airport, Kenosha, Wisconsin the aircraft's engine quit. The aircraft executed an emergency landing into a field. There was no damage. Mr. William r. gyzen, the pilot-in-command and sole occupant reported that the engine failed as a result of fuel exhaustion. He stated that he had "topped off" the aircraft at central Wisconsin airport on September 29, 1998. He stated after fueling he flew back to green bay putting on .8 hours. Mr. Gyzen stated that on the day of the incident he initially departed the nicolet airport for waukegan, but when over sheboygan, Wisconsin, he realized that he had forgotten his golf clubs. He stated he turned around and flew back to nicolet airport putting on an additional 1.0 hour. He stated he again departed for waukegan estimating 1 hour 30 munutes flight time. Mr. Gyzen reported that the aircraft holds 40 gallons of fuel and burns 10 gallons per hour. He stated that when he departed nicolet airport the second time he calculated that he had 2.2 hours of fuel remaining for the 1.5 hour flight. He stated that the fuel gauges read on half full prior to departure. Mr. Gyzen stated the the engine quit at approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes in the second flight. Mr. Gyzen reported that he did not visually check the fuel tanks after the refueling at central Wisconsin on September 29, 2998 or prior to departure from the nicolet airport. Mr. Gyzen obtained fuel after the emergency landing and departed the emergency landing site without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)AERO COMMANDER AC 100, N4018X DEPARTED THE NICOLET AIRPORT, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (88WI) ON OCTOBER 24, 1998 ON A VFR PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF WAUKEGAN, ILLNOIS. APPROXIAMTELY 3.5 N.M. NORTHEAST OF THE KENOSHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. MR. WILLIAM R. GYZEN, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. HE STATED THAT HE HAD "TOPPED OFF" THE AIRCRAFT AT CENTRAL WISCONSIN AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1998. HE STATED AFTER FUELING HE FLEW BACK TO GREEN BAY PUTTING ON .8 HOURS. MR. GYZEN STATED THAT ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT HE INITIALLY DEPARTED THE NICOLET AIRPORT FOR WAUKEGAN, BUT WHEN OVER SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN HIS GOLF CLUBS. HE STATED HE TURNED AROUND AND FLEW BACK TO NICOLET AIRPORT PUTTING ON AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 HOUR. HE STATED HE AGAIN DEPARTED FOR WAUKEGAN ESTIMATING 1 HOUR 30 MUNUTES FLIGHT TIME. MR. GYZEN REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HOLDS 40 GALLONS OF FUEL AND BURNS 10 GALLONS PER HOUR. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPARTED NICOLET AIRPORT THE SECOND TIME HE CALCULATED THAT HE HAD 2.2 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING FOR THE 1.5 HOUR FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES READ ON HALF FULL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. MR. GYZEN STATED THE THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES IN THE SECOND FLIGHT. MR. GYZEN REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS AFTER THE REFUELING AT CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2998 OR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM THE NICOLET AIRPORT. MR. GYZEN OBTAINED FUEL AFTER THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND DEPARTED THE EMERGENCY LANDING SITE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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