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This would include weather conditions, condition of aircraft, sounds or noises, engine performance and anything that may seem insignificant but might help us in our investigation.  \nThe Pilot  \nMy name is Michael Kummer and I was the pilot during the emergency landing on May 22, 2024 at KVEL. I am a private pilot with a high performance endorsement. I completed my primary training during calendar year 2023. I began the process in January 2023 and took my private pilot checkride in December 2023. I currently have a total of 117.4 hours. All 117.4 of those hours were in the plane I was flying on May 22, 2024. All 117.4 hours have been logged in the last 12 months. And 17.4 of those hours have been logged in the last 90 days. I have logged 59.7 hours of cross country time.  \nThe Plane  \nI was flying my 1960 Cessna 182C (N8580T) . Prior to the flight, N8580T had a total time of 4857.5, engine time SMOH of 1,450 .5 (TBO 1,500), last annual performed June 13, 2023. The engine was last overhauled in 1991. I purchased N8580T in June of 2023. During the purchase, I had a full annual performed. I had the engine bore scoped and an oil analysis performed. Engine condition was healthy. Prior to my ownership, N8580T was flown an average of 40 hours per year. In the past year, N8580T has flown 175 hours. N8580T is equipped with steam gauge instruments, basic nav/com radios, a digitaltach and digital fuel flow computer, ADS-B in & out, and zero glass.  \nThe Preflight  \nIn advance of the trip, I had my mechanic change the oil. He cut open the oil filter for inspection and found no metal. I flew the plane a few times afterwards. On Tuesday evening (May 21), I performed a complete preflight of the aircraft. I weighed all our baggage on our home scale (food @32 .6lbs, duffel @26 .2lbs, stroller @34 . 2lbs = 94.2lbs total baggage) and loaded it to ensure that the plane with full fuel, passengers, and luggage was within envelope. I stood with the FBO line person when he filled the tanks. I checked fuel gauges to ensure they indicated full, visually inspected and dipped the tanks to ensure they were full, secured the caps, and sumped the four available sumps and inspected the fuel. That left me certain I had 55 gallons of good fuel. Oil was at +10 quarts. The plane is stored in a temperature controlled hangar. Watching the weather conditions indicated that Wednesday morning was the best time to depart as there was a large system moving into the Northwest. Wednesday was a day earlier than our original plan and provided plenty of extra time to leisurely make the trip. Wednesday morning I performed an additional condensed preflight of the aircraft. Nothing was out of the ordinary.  \nThe Trip  \nWe were taking a cross country trip from Bozeman, Montana (KBZN) to Carlsbad, California (KCRQ) . There were three individuals on board – myself, my wife, and our son. I planned two route options: (1) departing KBZN to the south and (2) departing KBZN to the east. When I started the airplane on Wednesday, I reset my Shadin Microflo-L Fuel Flow Computer which calculates endurance based on 54 gallons of fuel just to give a small margin. Run up was normal with mags checking within tolerance, carb heat functioning, and propeller cycling correctly.  \nWe departed KBZN at approximately 0700 on May 22, 2024 and headed east towards Billings to provide some geographic buffer against the low ceilings forecast in southwest Montana. East of the Beartooth Mountains and headed south, the ceilings continued to rise with skies becoming clear around Cody, Wyoming. A headwind and light intermittent turbulence were as expected throughout Wyoming.  \nCruising at 9,500 MSL or 10,500 MSL dependent on direction, I switched between the right and left fuel tank every 30 min to maintain a balanced fuel load. 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