What happened
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Student pilot was on an extended right base to final for runway 16 at pae. The pilot said the aircraft started to run rough. Pilot noticed the aircraft losing airspeeed and altitude. The pilot called the tower and said they did not think he was going to make it to the airport. The tower cleared them to land. The pilot's engine started for a few seconds then quit. The pilolt saw some houses and steered away from the houses. Then landed in the treees. After landing the pilot then call 911, for help. The pilot told them they had crashed but did not know their exact location. After searching the area, first responders were able to locate the pilot and extricate from the aircraft, the pilot was not injured.
In speaking with both the pilot and his CFI. They both stated that they flight planned fuel was from foreflight. The fuel load was the required, based on forecast winds and route. On base to final the foreflight fuel computation was definetly short on the fuel neeeded.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON AN EXTENDED RIGHT BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 16 AT PAE. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT LOSING AIRSPEEED AND ALTITUDE. THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER AND SAID THEY DID NOT THINK HE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE TOWER CLEARED THEM TO LAND. THE PILOT'S ENGINE STARTED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT. THE PILOLT SAW SOME HOUSES AND STEERED AWAY FROM THE HOUSES. THEN LANDED IN THE TREEES. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT THEN CALL 911, FOR HELP. THE PILOT TOLD THEM THEY HAD CRASHED BUT DID NOT KNOW THEIR EXACT LOCATION. AFTER SEARCHING THE AREA, FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE PILOT AND EXTRICATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
IN SPEAKING WITH BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS CFI. THEY BOTH STATED THAT THEY FLIGHT PLANNED FUEL WAS FROM FOREFLIGHT. THE FUEL LOAD WAS THE REQUIRED, BASED ON FORECAST WINDS AND ROUTE. ON BASE TO FINAL THE FOREFLIGHT FUEL COMPUTATION WAS DEFINETLY SHORT ON THE FUEL NEEEDED.
NTSB investigation
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