PA-28 emergency landing on Mesa AZ freeway

Here I was all ready to say "good job pilot" and then read "...the plane ran out of gas shortly after leaving the airport... "

Something happened. Sigh
 
Now he has some splaining to do at that pilot interview.

Enough fuel is the low hanging fruit of accident prevention. Yes it costs $$$, but is part of flying.
 
Per the LiveATC recording, this was on his last planned touch-and-go and his next landing was to be full stop. And sure enough it was...
 
The owner of the plane said "And I just think this was an example of a good pilot who had a problem and took care of it."
However, he also said that the plane ran out of gas. That is an indicator of a very careless pilot, not of a good one!
So yeah, great piloting once the emergency arose, but very poor piloting for creating the emergency in the first place.
 
bflynn said:
Here I was all ready to say "good job pilot" and then read "...the plane ran out of gas shortly after leaving the airport... "
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Hummm ... perhaps this is something that they might want to add to the preflight checklist. Oh wait ... :dunno:
 
I'm guessing this won't be very good for the instructor:

"The FAA says the pilot, who has not been identified, had one passenger."

"Jones said a friend who is a flight instructor has been using the plane and was working with a student Tuesday morning."

"the plane ran out of gas"​
 
Jeff Szlauko said:
The owner of the plane said "And I just think this was an example of a good pilot who had a problem and took care of it."
However, he also said that the plane ran out of gas. That is an indicator of a very careless pilot, not of a good one!
So yeah, great piloting once the emergency arose, but very poor piloting for creating the emergency in the first place.
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This describes many of the incidents and accidents that happen, especially the ones covered in the news. Most non-pilots will think it’s heroic how the pilot avoided something (whether it was skill or luck) but won’t have a clue the mistake that got them there. Pilots thinking the same way? I don’t always understand that.
 
Short of WB issues is there any reason people don't always at least fill to tabs? Just seems like an unnecessary risk
 
Tantalum said:
Short of WB issues is there any reason people don't always at least fill to tabs? Just seems like an unnecessary risk
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I suspect fuel costs at a particular airport are also sometimes a factor. ("Hmmmm. How much of the $7 avgas do I need here to get to that field with the $4 self serve?")
 
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