Plane CRASHES due to FUEL EXHAUSTION near Modesto, CA
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Published 2024-03-24
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All Comments (21)
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From Auburn to Modesto, and not enough fuel, amazing.
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Reminds me of the firefighter's comment on arriving at a crashed airplane that had landed short due to fuel starvation. "Boy, that pilot was lucky there wasn't any fuel on that aircraft."
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"Let's see, where did I put that pen?" he says surrounded by his wrecked plane.
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I'm just a low-time, commercially certificated, instrument rated pilot who's made a couple mistakes in my 320 hours that could've cost me my life. Fuel exhaustion, however, is not one of them! I have always calculated fuel needs plus reserve no matter how short the flight, then visually confirmed fuel supply & never trusted the gauges completely. For a Mooney pilot on such a short flight this is almost inexcusable! Glad nobody was hurt. Hope he learns from this!
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Fuel is cheaper at Oakdale............apparently.
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The pilots voice said it all.
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The stupidity of some people just amazes me
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Any Slingblade fans here? "It ain't got no gas in it!"
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Oakdale was off his left side, not right side. He said that wrong twice.
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Too bad - I'm glad they landed safely but this was completely on the PIC: FAR 91.151 Fuel Requirements for VFR Flight If you are operating an airplane, you are required to ensure that you have ENOUGH FUEL TO FLY to your airport of intended landing and assume normal cruise speed for another 30 minutes during the day, and 45 minutes at night.
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I'm so confused. He barely made it halfway. Did he take off without enough fuel or fail to switch a tank or something?
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If this was fuel exhaustion (as compared to starvation), that phone call won't be pleasant and I "feel" there might be a 709 ride in this pilot's future. Or maybe he will decide that this was the last straw and will hang it up. At least he's alive to talk about it!
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How is this even possible? During my flight training, my flight instructor drilled into my head to pick identifiable landmarks on the ground for fuel, time & distance to destination calculations along the route of flight. This isn't a car you can simply pull over to the side of the road. There are day and night VFR fuel regulations put in place for a reason. You as the PIC are also responsible for other lives on board your plane. Let this be a lesson to all pilots who keep up with these clearly avoidable crashes. Be safe everyone!
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Unless there was a fuel leak this is on the pilot.
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Is the fuel issue all on the pilot? Early in the conversation, he says "well, we've been kept here, so I just wanted to make sure". And he sounded pretty unhappy about it. Why were they "kept up here"? And for how long? Granted, pilot should've factored in a safety margin on fuel, but was he kept in some crazy holding patterns for way too long?
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Did pilot forget to " get gas?"
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Good luck getting insurance after a stunt like that. At least they walked away from it.
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Isn’t this the second Mooney aircraft that has gone down lately? Glad they made it safely .
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Went past Lodi too.
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Guy should lose his license wtf no question put another person in jeopardy like that
