ACFT DAMAGED AFTER MAKING AN EMER OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG.

Date: 1995-10 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-other-unknown|inflight-event-encounter-other-unknown|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ACFT DAMAGED AFTER MAKING AN EMER OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG.

Narrative

I BEGAN A XCOUNTRY FLT STARTING FROM OUN TO 3K1 (ALVA; OK) TO TUL BACK TO OUN IN CESSNA 182. ON THE PREVIOUS DAY HAD FILLED THE 2 TANKS WITH 23.9 GALS OF 91 OCTANE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL. AT ABOUT AM00 I PLANNED THE 355 NM FLT. THE PLANE HAS 55 GALS OF USABLE FUEL; BURNS APPROX 15 GALS/HR IN CRUISE AT 22 INCHES HG MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND 2200 RPM; FOR A BURN TIME OF 4 HRS 40 MINS. THE AIRSPD AT 4000-6000 FT ALT IS APPROX 117 KTS NORMALLY REQUIRING 3 HRS FOR THE 355 NM FLT. AS PART OF THE PREFLT I CLBED A LADDER TO VISUALLY INSURE THE TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF. THE RPTED SURFACE WIND WAS 180 DEGS AT 15-20 KTS. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM OUN; I EXPERIENCED RADIO TROUBLE AND TURNED BACK TO OUN. THE OKC APCH CALLED THE OUN TWR FOR ME TO DO A STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 17. I ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC BY CLICKING THE PUSH TO TALK SWITCH. AFTER HAVING THE RADIO XMIT PORTION OF THE RADIOS REPAIRED I LEFT FOR ALVA; OK; AT AROUND 2 HRS 30 MINS LATER. AFTER THE ALVA STOP; I FLEW TO TULSA INTL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI FROM THE E SIDE TO THE W SIDE OF THE FIELD. DURING THE TULSA STOP; I HAD TO TAXI BACK ACROSS THE FIELD AND WAITED APPROX 15 MINS BEFORE TAKING OFF. AT ABOUT XY00 PM ON FINAL FOR OUN; I RAN OUT OF GAS. I CALLED THE TWR TO RPT MAYDAY AND THAT I WAS OUT OF GAS. I VEERED TO THE L OF THE GS; SET UP A NORMAL GLIDE; AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE. I LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN TAKING OUT THE NOSE AND R MAIN GEAR. 1 PROP BLADE WAS BENT AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIPS; COWLING; AND CABIN AREA. THE TIME SPENT ON THE RETURN TO OUN FOR RADIO REPAIR; THE OUN TO 3K1 LEG; THE 3K1 TO TUL LEG; THE LONG TAXIS AT TUL; THE LONG 'HOLD SHORT' WAIT AT TUL AND THE STRONG HEADWINDS FROM TUL TO OUN EXHAUSTED A FUEL SUPPLY THAT WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE 30 MIN RESERVE SAFETY MARGIN.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.