What happened
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(-23)PIC operated N4329P on a VFR cross-country from ojc to tul and returned. He did not rufuel in tul. Aircraft use and fuel sales documents maintained at FBO indicate N4329P was operated for 1.4 hours prior to this incident, and records do not indicate N4329P was fuled again before 04/27/00. The previous pilot stated that N4329P'S fuel tanks were full before his departure. According to hobbs reading, N4329P was operated for 3.5 hours by subject PIC when engine quit due to fuel exhaustion approximately nine miles south of ojc (for a total of 4.9 hours cumulative time). The insuing forced landing damaged the nose landing gear. Subject PIC was alone and was not injuried.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PIC OPERATED N4329P ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FROM OJC TO TUL AND RETURNED. HE DID NOT RUFUEL IN TUL. AIRCRAFT USE AND FUEL SALES DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED AT FBO INDICATE N4329P WAS OPERATED FOR 1.4 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, AND RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE N4329P WAS FULED AGAIN BEFORE 04/27/00. THE PREVIOUS PILOT STATED THAT N4329P'S FUEL TANKS WERE FULL BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE. ACCORDING TO HOBBS READING, N4329P WAS OPERATED FOR 3.5 HOURS BY SUBJECT PIC WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES SOUTH OF OJC (FOR A TOTAL OF 4.9 HOURS CUMULATIVE TIME). THE INSUING FORCED LANDING DAMAGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. SUBJECT PIC WAS ALONE AND WAS NOT INJURIED.
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