What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed 3U2 with 39.9 gallons of fuel onboard. The pilot planned 2.5 hours to his next fuel stop at lol with a fuel burn of 10.5 to 11 gallons per hour. The pilot stated when enroute he encountered light haze, turbulence and unforecasted headwinds. About 50 miles from lol, the pilot said the fuel monitor showed 10 gallons of fuel remaining so he reduced his altitude from 11,500 to 7,500 due to the headwinds. At about 9 miles from lol, the pilot stated the engine starved for fuel so he configured the aircraft for an off airport landing. The pilot said all looked good until short final when he noticed a berm at the edge of his landing site. The pilot said he tried to clear the burm; however, was unsuccessful.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED 3U2 WITH 39.9 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. THE PILOT PLANNED 2.5 HOURS TO HIS NEXT FUEL STOP AT LOL WITH A FUEL BURN OF 10.5 TO 11 GALLONS PER HOUR. THE PILOT STATED WHEN ENROUTE HE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT HAZE, TURBULENCE AND UNFORECASTED HEADWINDS. ABOUT 50 MILES FROM LOL, THE PILOT SAID THE FUEL MONITOR SHOWED 10 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING SO HE REDUCED HIS ALTITUDE FROM 11,500 TO 7,500 DUE TO THE HEADWINDS. AT ABOUT 9 MILES FROM LOL, THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE STARVED FOR FUEL SO HE CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT SAID ALL LOOKED GOOD UNTIL SHORT FINAL WHEN HE NOTICED A BERM AT THE EDGE OF HIS LANDING SITE. THE PILOT SAID HE TRIED TO CLEAR THE BURM; HOWEVER, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
NTSB investigation
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