What happened
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(-23)On Monday, 17 April 2000, at 1756 EST, privacy data omitted,holder of student pilot certificate privacy data omitted, was conducting his first solo cross country flight. The student pilot departed massey ranch (X50) at approximately 1200 enroute to Leesburg (lee), ocala (ocf), williston (X60), cross fit (cty), dunnellon (X35), gainesville (gnv), keystone (42J), palatka (28J), flager (X47), deland (ded), new smyrna beach (evb), Florida and back to massey ranch. On the second leg og yhr flight on williston, Florida, privacy data omitted encountered heavy smoke from local forest fire that limited his visibility. privacy data omitted Attepmted to fly through the smoke at 1500 feet, became disoriented. During this time he observed that the fuel gauges reading almost empty. privacy data omitted Decided he was fuel critical and excuted an emergency landing in an pen field north of lessburgm Florida. The aircraft sustained no damage in the landing with no injury to the pilot. The CFI will be reexamined under title 49 us code, subtitle vii, subsec. 44709.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2000, AT 1756 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^,HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED MASSEY RANCH (X50) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 ENROUTE TO LEESBURG (LEE), OCALA (OCF), WILLISTON (X60), CROSS FIT (CTY), DUNNELLON (X35), GAINESVILLE (GNV), KEYSTONE (42J), PALATKA (28J), FLAGER (X47), DELAND (DED), NEW SMYRNA BEACH (EVB), FLORIDA AND BACK TO MASSEY RANCH. ON THE SECOND LEG OG YHR FLIGHT ON WILLISTON, FLORIDA, ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SMOKE FROM LOCAL FOREST FIRE THAT LIMITED HIS VISIBILITY. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ATTEPMTED TO FLY THROUGH THE SMOKE AT 1500 FEET, BECAME DISORIENTED. DURING THIS TIME HE OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES READING ALMOST EMPTY. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DECIDED HE WAS FUEL CRITICAL AND EXCUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN PEN FIELD NORTH OF LESSBURGM FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE IN THE LANDING WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE CFI WILL BE REEXAMINED UNDER TITLE 49 US CODE, SUBTITLE VII, SUBSEC. 44709.
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