What happened
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(-23) This incident, privacy data omitted is closed. privacy data omitted Inspector statement: on August 18, 2001, the roc notified me that the jackson co. sheriff's dept. Had received a report that a small airplane had made a forced landing in the james a. reed wildlife area, six miles se of Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport (lxt). After a brief search, the airplane was located; however, the pilot had left the area. While on the telephone with a dispatcher, a deputy indicated that the pilot had returned, and requested my presence at the scene. I arrived at approximately 1300 CDT. On scene were the pilot, frank d. julian, and three sheriff's deputies. We approached the aircraft, N72109, an amateur-built Kitfox IV-1200 registered to Mr. Julian, nestled in six-foot tall weeds. Mr. Julian explained to me that he had departed harrisonville, MO (OA6) for a flight to (lxt), and had neglected to turn on the main fuel tank valves. He estimated that the header tank had contained about a gallon of fuel, which was enough to start the engine, take-off and fly for about 10 minutes. When the engine quit, he knew immediately what the problem was. He turned on a main tank fuel valve; howeve r, he was unable to restart the engine. His glide brought him to a remote part of the wildlife area, and he reduced his speed to approximately 20 knots before landing in the tall weeds. Mr. Julian, the sole occupant, was unhurt. Minor damage to N72109 consisted of nose cowl cracks, broken propeller blades. And bent main landing gear struts. The wings and tail section were undamaged, and a flight control conformity check revealed no abnormalities. Sufficient fuel was observed in the main tanks, and there were no leaks or spills. Mr. Julian presented aircraft documents, his airman and medical certificates, and his pilot logbook. Upon review, his paperwork appeared to be in order. Mr. Julian stated that he had made arrangements for a truck to be brought to the scene the following day in order to remove his airplane.
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(-23) THIS INCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSPECTOR STATEMENT: ON AUGUST 18, 2001, THE ROC NOTIFIED ME THAT THE JACKSON CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT. HAD RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A SMALL AIRPLANE HAD MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE JAMES A. REED WILDLIFE AREA, SIX MILES SE OF LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LXT). AFTER A BRIEF SEARCH, THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED; HOWEVER, THE PILOT HAD LEFT THE AREA. WHILE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH A DISPATCHER, A DEPUTY INDICATED THAT THE PILOT HAD RETURNED, AND REQUESTED MY PRESENCE AT THE SCENE. I ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CDT. ON SCENE WERE THE PILOT, FRANK D. JULIAN, AND THREE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES. WE APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT, N72109, AN AMATEUR-BUILT KITFOX IV-1200 REGISTERED TO MR. JULIAN, NESTLED IN SIX-FOOT TALL WEEDS. MR. JULIAN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE HAD DEPARTED HARRISONVILLE, MO (OA6) FOR A FLIGHT TO (LXT), AND HAD NEGLECTED TO TURN ON THE MAIN FUEL TANK VALVES. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE HEADER TANK HAD CONTAINED ABOUT A GALLON OF FUEL, WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO START THE ENGINE, TAKE-OFF AND FLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE TURNED ON A MAIN TANK FUEL VALVE; HOWEVE R, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HIS GLIDE BROUGHT HIM TO A REMOTE PART OF THE WILDLIFE AREA, AND HE REDUCED HIS SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS BEFORE LANDING IN THE TALL WEEDS. MR. JULIAN, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNHURT. MINOR DAMAGE TO N72109 CONSISTED OF NOSE COWL CRACKS, BROKEN PROPELLER BLADES. AND BENT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS. THE WINGS AND TAIL SECTION WERE UNDAMAGED, AND A FLIGHT CONTROL CONFORMITY CHECK REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE MAIN TANKS, AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS OR SPILLS. MR. JULIAN PRESENTED AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS, HIS AIRMAN AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES, AND HIS PILOT LOGBOOK. UPON REVIEW, HIS PAPERWORK APPEARED TO BE IN ORDER. MR. JULIAN STATED THAT HE HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A TRUCK TO BE BROUGHT TO THE SCENE THE FOLLOWING DAY IN ORDER TO REMOVE HIS AIRPLANE.