PARIS, IL, USA
N6227S
CESSNA 150G
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 1ST SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. ON THE 1ST LEG OF THE FLT, HE BECAME DISORIENTED, EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION & LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHEN THE GEAR ENCOUNTERED THE TALL BEANS. THE STUDENT ATTRIBUTED HIS NAVIGATIONAL DISORIENTATION TO DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSION. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE ENG QUIT, THE LEFT FUEL GAGE INDICATED 1/4 FULL & THE RIGHT GAGE INDICATED EMPTY. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE TURNED DOWNWIND TO AVOID HITTING A FENCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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