Originally posted by Observer
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- A fuel stop was scheduled and skipped.
- The pilot called anxiously a few times asking how long were they be kept in the hold.
- The pilot informed the ATC about "fuel problems".
- The pilot left the hold and started the approach without clearance.
I am fairly convinced that the pilot knew that he had a fuel problem (hey, he even said so in the radio), maybe he thought he had just a few minutes more of fuel, but he knew it was very serious, and he knew it was his fault, and waned to hide all this by not declaring fuel emergency.
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