What happened
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1. Description of the incident: pilot did not allow enough fuel on preflight to allow arrival at his destination plus the required fuel reserve. Percautionary landing made short of destination.
2. Causal and/or contributing factors: pilot did not calculate the fuel requirements and burn rate, and further, did not receive a weather briefing so that the calculations could be accurate.
3. ATC: ATC did not contribute to this incident.
4. Recommendations to reduce risk of future occurrence: perform a proper by the book preflight inspection and flight route planning. Ensure enough fuel to meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 91.151.
5. Action taken to correct the problem and prevent reoccurrence: contacted the pilot via telephone to arrange a meeting to discuss this issue. The pilot stated he was too busy with work to meet with the inspector. A letter of investigation as well as a pilot bill of rights was prepared and sent to the pilot requesting a written statement. As of this report the issue is still outstanding.
6. Ptrs record id number associated with the event: SO192019SO190090 and SO19201909523
7. Comments: eir is still under investigation as of this date 05-23-19
As the FAA filed it
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT: PILOT DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH FUEL ON PREFLIGHT TO ALLOW ARRIVAL AT HIS DESTINATION PLUS THE REQUIRED FUEL RESERVE. PERCAUTIONARY LANDING MADE SHORT OF DESTINATION.
2. CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PILOT DID NOT CALCULATE THE FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND BURN RATE, AND FURTHER, DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING SO THAT THE CALCULATIONS COULD BE ACCURATE.
3. ATC: ATC DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT.
4. RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE: PERFORM A PROPER BY THE BOOK PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND FLIGHT ROUTE PLANNING. ENSURE ENOUGH FUEL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 14 CFR PART 91.151.
5. ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE: CONTACTED THE PILOT VIA TELEPHONE TO ARRANGE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO BUSY WITH WORK TO MEET WITH THE INSPECTOR. A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS A PILOT BILL OF RIGHTS WAS PREPARED AND SENT TO THE PILOT REQUESTING A WRITTEN STATEMENT. AS OF THIS REPORT THE ISSUE IS STILL OUTSTANDING.
6. PTRS RECORD ID NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT: SO192019SO190090 AND SO19201909523
7. COMMENTS: EIR IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AS OF THIS DATE 05-23-19
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