What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instrument-rated, commercial pilot of the Cessna 172 reported that he and a passenger took off in clear skies for an early morning trip from deland airport (ded) to marathon airport, Florida (mth). The flight from deland to marathon Florida went without incident.
The departure from marathon Florida to Sebastian (X26) was started after a 45 min break. There was no fuel purchased at marathon, Florida. The passenger noted the hobbs meter read 3.8 hours from deland, Florida (ded) to their stop in marathon, Florida (mth). According to the pilot there was communication and talk with the passenger on board about the low fuel in the tanks.
According to the pilot when he arrived at Sebastian (X26) there was another aircraft in the pattern using left traffic for another runway. The pilot monitored that aircraft to the runway following right traffic pattern procedures and was number two behind the landing aircraft. At that point, the flaps were deployed to 10 degrees. The pilot said he landed with only 10 degrees of flaps when his attention was diverted with the low fuel situation and the airplane traffic he was following. The Cessna 172 touched down on the last third of the runway 10. The airplane landed hard and bounced, veered off the end of the runway to the right and into a perimeter fence which is 480 feet from the end of the runway.
The visual inspection of the fuel tanks shows there was no fuel visible in the filler openings. The pilot acknowledge he landed with only 10 degree of flaps. The pilot noted to the police officer privacy data omitted, who was assisting on the scene that the aircraft was low on fuel and started to show signs of giving out prior to the landing.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUMENT-RATED, COMMERCIAL PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 REPORTED THAT HE AND A PASSENGER TOOK OFF IN CLEAR SKIES FOR AN EARLY MORNING TRIP FROM DELAND AIRPORT (DED) TO MARATHON AIRPORT, FLORIDA (MTH). THE FLIGHT FROM DELAND TO MARATHON FLORIDA WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
THE DEPARTURE FROM MARATHON FLORIDA TO SEBASTIAN (X26) WAS STARTED AFTER A 45 MIN BREAK. THERE WAS NO FUEL PURCHASED AT MARATHON, FLORIDA. THE PASSENGER NOTED THE HOBBS METER READ 3.8 HOURS FROM DELAND, FLORIDA (DED) TO THEIR STOP IN MARATHON, FLORIDA (MTH). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THERE WAS COMMUNICATION AND TALK WITH THE PASSENGER ON BOARD ABOUT THE LOW FUEL IN THE TANKS.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT SEBASTIAN (X26) THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN USING LEFT TRAFFIC FOR ANOTHER RUNWAY. THE PILOT MONITORED THAT AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN PROCEDURES AND WAS NUMBER TWO BEHIND THE LANDING AIRCRAFT. AT THAT POINT, THE FLAPS WERE DEPLOYED TO 10 DEGREES. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED WITH ONLY 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED WITH THE LOW FUEL SITUATION AND THE AIRPLANE TRAFFIC HE WAS FOLLOWING. THE CESSNA 172 TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY 10. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED, VEERED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND INTO A PERIMETER FENCE WHICH IS 480 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
THE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS SHOWS THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE IN THE FILLER OPENINGS. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGE HE LANDED WITH ONLY 10 DEGREE OF FLAPS. THE PILOT NOTED TO THE POLICE OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WAS ASSISTING ON THE SCENE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FUEL AND STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF GIVING OUT PRIOR TO THE LANDING.
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