What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated that while enroute from brackett airport to redlands airport the engine began to run rough. Suspecting that he was experiencing a fuel pressure problem, he elected to attempt a precautionary landing on the only available landing site, the shandon hills golf course. Upon landing, the airplane traveled approximately 400 feet on the ground then struck a tree causing substantial damage to the leading edge of the upper right wing. The propeller contacted the gorund causing the propeller to be destroyed. A visual inspection of th fuel quantity revealed approxiamtely 10 gallons of fuel in the fuel tanks. (.4) on August 19, 2000, at 1200 hours pacific daylight time, a homebuilt experimental 1917 hickey replica, SE5-A, N596, was substantially damaged during an off-airport landing at San Bernardino, California. The private pilot/operator was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at redlands, California, about 1140, and was destined for la verne, California. Prior to the arrival of the federal aviati on administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated to police and fire department personnel that he had run out of fuel. According to the FAA inspector, 10 gallons of fuel had been added to the fuel tank before he arrived on scene, and the pilot was planning on flying the airplane from the golf course. The pilot reported that he had departed with 6 to 8 gallons of fuel. He estimated the quantity by looking at the fuel indicator. He said the he should have verified the fuel with the use of a rod or wood stick.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM BRACKETT AIRPORT TO REDLANDS AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. SUSPECTING THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM, HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE ONLY AVAILABLE LANDING SITE, THE SHANDON HILLS GOLF COURSE. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ON THE GROUND THEN STRUCK A TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE UPPER RIGHT WING. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GORUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO BE DESTROYED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF TH FUEL QUANTITY REVEALED APPROXIAMTELY 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. (.4) ON AUGUST 19, 2000, AT 1200 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL 1917 HICKEY REPLICA, SE5-A, N596, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AT SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OPERATOR WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1140, AND WAS DESTINED FOR LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FEDERAL AVIATI ON ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED TO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, 10 GALLONS OF FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK BEFORE HE ARRIVED ON SCENE, AND THE PILOT WAS PLANNING ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE GOLF COURSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED WITH 6 TO 8 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE ESTIMATED THE QUANTITY BY LOOKING AT THE FUEL INDICATOR. HE SAID THE HE SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE FUEL WITH THE USE OF A ROD OR WOOD STICK.
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