BEagle
What happened here is pretty standard in my experience during PPL training. Admittedly I had never seen a plane fly (or be run) 14 times in between physical fuel checks but I had seen plenty of things which came close to that.
I can't avoid observing that any moderately intelligent non-flying observer who has followed this saga has got to be wondering what on earth stops these little planes falling out of the sky left right and centre... perhaps it's because instructors tend to know how close to the wind they can sail, PPL holders tend to not fly very much, and most people do a physical check in low-wing planes.
In my view there are issues with both operating practice and the stuff that is taught. We could start a whole new thread on how to overhaul PPL training
