What happened
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12/24/2021. Pilot performed preflight of commander 114; fuel gauges read just above ½ tanks, approx. 18 gallons per side. Visual check of tanks showed fuel below the tabs (fuel at tabs equals 24 gallons per side); sumped tanks, no contaminants. Completed preflight, plane airworthy for flight.
Flight- round-trip flight from kism-korl-kpbi-kism, 281NM, 2:02 ete, estimated fuel burn of 28 gallons which would leave approx. 40 minute reserve.
On return from kpbi, approx. 15 NM south east of kism, engine sputtered, pilot switched the fuel selector from both to left tank, turned electric boost pump on, engine ran normally for approx.. 2 minutes, sputtered again and stopped. Pilot declared an emergency with kism tower, advised of an engine failure. Performed a soft/short field landing, shut down plane and exited. Plane was undamaged, pilot and pax uninjured. Authorities notified.
As the FAA filed it
12/24/2021. PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT OF COMMANDER 114; FUEL GAUGES READ JUST ABOVE ½ TANKS, APPROX. 18 GALLONS PER SIDE. VISUAL CHECK OF TANKS SHOWED FUEL BELOW THE TABS (FUEL AT TABS EQUALS 24 GALLONS PER SIDE); SUMPED TANKS, NO CONTAMINANTS. COMPLETED PREFLIGHT, PLANE AIRWORTHY FOR FLIGHT.
FLIGHT- ROUND-TRIP FLIGHT FROM KISM-KORL-KPBI-KISM, 281NM, 2:02 ETE, ESTIMATED FUEL BURN OF 28 GALLONS WHICH WOULD LEAVE APPROX. 40 MINUTE RESERVE.
ON RETURN FROM KPBI, APPROX. 15 NM SOUTH EAST OF KISM, ENGINE SPUTTERED, PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM BOTH TO LEFT TANK, TURNED ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP ON, ENGINE RAN NORMALLY FOR APPROX.. 2 MINUTES, SPUTTERED AGAIN AND STOPPED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KISM TOWER, ADVISED OF AN ENGINE FAILURE. PERFORMED A SOFT/SHORT FIELD LANDING, SHUT DOWN PLANE AND EXITED. PLANE WAS UNDAMAGED, PILOT AND PAX UNINJURED. AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED.
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