The pilot's inadequate planning and improper fuel consumption calculation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
— NTSB Determination
Upon exhausting the airplane's fuel on approach to the destination airport, the pilot made a forced landing on a street and collided with an automobile. The pilot subsequently reported that he had not refueled the airplane prior to departing on the return portion of a round-robin cross country flight. The pilot also reported that he had evidently miscalculated the airplane engine's fuel consumption rate. According to the pilot, no mechanical malfunction was experienced during the flight.
Upon exhausting the airplane's fuel on approach to the destination airport, the pilot made a forced landing on a street and collided with an automobile. The pilot subsequently reported that he had not refueled the airplane prior to departing on the return portion of a round-robin cross country flight. The pilot also…
The accident on 2002-02-25 involved a Piper PA-24-250, registration N7604P, operated by Amelia Reid Aviation, at San Jose, CA.
The pilot's inadequate planning and improper fuel consumption calculation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
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