What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10 March 2025, the pilot departed in privacy data omitted, a PA-12, from kaus enroute to kgtu to conduct some practice approaches with another pilot in his bonanza aircraft. The pilot reported the weather as VFR with calm winds and clear skies. The pilot stated that he estimated the aircraft had 10 gallons of fuel onboard, which by his flight planning, should have be sufficient fuel for the flight to include reserves. The pilot then stated that not long after he departed kaus, he noticed that the engine started sputtering. He confirmed that the fuel selector was in the "both" position and that the mixture was full forward. The pilot reported that after the engine began to sputter a few more times, he decided it was necessary to make an emergency landing and started to scan for an appropriate landing area. The pilot landed the plane in a large field at the corner of fm 1460 and high tech drive without injury to himself or damage to the aircraft. The pilot determined that he had run out of fuel. He spoke with the first responders and law enforcement officers and then called a friend to bring him some aviation fuel. The friend arrived approx. 35 mins later with two 5 gallon cans filled with 100LL. The pilot filled each wing with 5 gallons of 100LL and then called kgtu tower via telephone to coordinate his departure from the field. The pilot landed at kgtu without further incident, topped off fuel, and parked the plane. It was at this time that the sat FSDO was able to speak with the pilot and advised the pilot against departing kgtu until the aircraft was inspected by an A&P mechanic. An A&P mechanic inspected the aircraft the same day and did not note any discrepancies. The pilot then departed kgtu and landed safely back at kaus a few moments later.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10 MARCH 2025, THE PILOT DEPARTED IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PA-12, FROM KAUS ENROUTE TO KGTU TO CONDUCT SOME PRACTICE APPROACHES WITH ANOTHER PILOT IN HIS BONANZA AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER AS VFR WITH CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 10 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD, WHICH BY HIS FLIGHT PLANNING, SHOULD HAVE BE SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT TO INCLUDE RESERVES. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT NOT LONG AFTER HE DEPARTED KAUS, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE "BOTH" POSITION AND THAT THE MIXTURE WAS FULL FORWARD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER A FEW MORE TIMES, HE DECIDED IT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND STARTED TO SCAN FOR AN APPROPRIATE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT LANDED THE PLANE IN A LARGE FIELD AT THE CORNER OF FM 1460 AND HIGH TECH DRIVE WITHOUT INJURY TO HIMSELF OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. HE SPOKE WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEN CALLED A FRIEND TO BRING HIM SOME AVIATION FUEL. THE FRIEND ARRIVED APPROX. 35 MINS LATER WITH TWO 5 GALLON CANS FILLED WITH 100LL. THE PILOT FILLED EACH WING WITH 5 GALLONS OF 100LL AND THEN CALLED KGTU TOWER VIA TELEPHONE TO COORDINATE HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE FIELD. THE PILOT LANDED AT KGTU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, TOPPED OFF FUEL, AND PARKED THE PLANE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE SAT FSDO WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE PILOT AND ADVISED THE PILOT AGAINST DEPARTING KGTU UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P MECHANIC. AN A&P MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THE SAME DAY AND DID NOT NOTE ANY DISCREPANCIES. THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED KGTU AND LANDED SAFELY BACK AT KAUS A FEW MOMENTS LATER.
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