Accident Cessna 150L N21999, Saturday 10 January 2009

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Date:	Saturday 10 January 2009
Time:	16:20 LT
Type:	Cessna 150L
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N21999
MSN:	15074600
Year of manufacture:	1973
Total airframe hrs:	6548 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-200A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Pescadero, California - United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Monterey Regional Airport, CA (MRY/KMRY)
Destination airport:	Half Moon Airport, CA (HAF/KHAF)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The airplane left Monterey with the left fuel tank at 5/8 full and the right fuel tank at 1/4 full. After flying 60 miles, the pilot noted that the left fuel gage read zero and the right fuel gauge read 1/8. The remaining 20 miles of the flight was to be over water and rugged coast line. Due to the airplane's low fuel state, the pilot decided to make a precautionary landing into a freshly plowed field. At the end of the landing roll the airplane nosed over.

Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and preparation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a suitable area for a forced landing.

Accident investigation: