What happened
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Pilot stated after 1.60 hours of flight the engine began to sputter and lose rpm's. pilot stated the engine eventually shutdown resulting in an emergency landing in a field near lake Bridgeport.
Inspection of the fuel tanks revealed a film of fuel in the right wing and approximately 2 mm of fuel in the left.
Pilot stated he checked the fuel on board and stated there was 3/4 to a full tank.
Inspection of aircraft fueling records, or lack thereof indicate the last time fuel was added was approximately 2.5 prior to the pilot operating 1.60 hours. Fuel quantity on a C152 is 24 gallons and at normal cruise power setting a burn rate of 4 gallons per hour. At that burn rate and amount time flown between fueling the aircraft ran out of fuel at the expected time. Inspection of fuel indicators revealed with power on the aircraft the level gauges indicated both fuel tank were empty.
When asked to produce his medical and airman certificate privacy data omitted provided a valid medical from June 2019. During the course of the investigation a review of privacy data omitted airmen record in spas indicated a medical date of June 2020 and that he was denied a medical.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED AFTER 1.60 HOURS OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE RPM'S. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY SHUTDOWN RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR LAKE BRIDGEPORT.
INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED A FILM OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MM OF FUEL IN THE LEFT.
PILOT STATED HE CHECKED THE FUEL ON BOARD AND STATED THERE WAS 3/4 TO A FULL TANK.
INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FUELING RECORDS, OR LACK THEREOF INDICATE THE LAST TIME FUEL WAS ADDED WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.5 PRIOR TO THE PILOT OPERATING 1.60 HOURS. FUEL QUANTITY ON A C152 IS 24 GALLONS AND AT NORMAL CRUISE POWER SETTING A BURN RATE OF 4 GALLONS PER HOUR. AT THAT BURN RATE AND AMOUNT TIME FLOWN BETWEEN FUELING THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AT THE EXPECTED TIME. INSPECTION OF FUEL INDICATORS REVEALED WITH POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT THE LEVEL GAUGES INDICATED BOTH FUEL TANK WERE EMPTY.
WHEN ASKED TO PRODUCE HIS MEDICAL AND AIRMAN CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED A VALID MEDICAL FROM JUNE 2019. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION A REVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRMEN RECORD IN SPAS INDICATED A MEDICAL DATE OF JUNE 2020 AND THAT HE WAS DENIED A MEDICAL.
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