19991105036659A

(-23) Mr. Karup was providing supervision to a student pilot on a cross country flight from Jacksonville, NC (oaj), to myrtle beach, SC (cre), on Friday, November 5, 1999. The student (john murphy) conducted the preflight, obtained the weather briefing, and filed a VFR flight plan. The aircraft fuel quantity was not confirmed by Mr. Kurup in Jacksonville, nor checked by either individual at cre. On the return leg, approx. abeam of wilmington, NC, the aircraft exhausted all fuel on board. Mr. Kurup reported to approach control that they had an engine problem and was making a forced landing. Mr. Kurup took the aircraft controls and landed the aircraft in a field. The field contained tree logs and was swampy. On roll out the nose landing gear collapsed after colliding with logs and mud. Both wings, empennage, propeler, engine nosewheel, and firewall sustained damage. Mr. Kurp and Mr. Murphy exited the aircraft unharmed. Mr. Kurup examined the fuel tanks at the accident site and confirmed fuel exhaustion. (.4) the CFI stated he did not verify the fuel quantity during the student pilots preflight inspection of the airplane, at an intermediate stop, and he failed to ensure ther e was sufficient fuel on board the airplane for the cross country flight. While in cruise flight the engine experienced a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The flight instructor performed a forced landing to an open field where the airplane collided with logs and mud boulders during the landing rollout.