20041202031459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Velocity · Ada, OK · December 2, 2004

Date: December 2, 2004 · 12:15 local
Place: Ada, OK
Airport: Ada Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N254TH
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total120 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed cressview, FL enroute to Colorado. Pilot stated he was sure he had enough fuel to reach norman, OK. For refueling. He was cruising at about 6000 ft and east of Ada, OK. Airport the engine quit. He stated he tried to restart the engines twice and nothing happened. The pilot said he could see the Ada airport, but did not think he could make the runway, so he landed in a field about 2 miles from the airport. The pilot stated he iscalculated and ran out of gas. The maintenance people at performance aircraft on Ada airport stated they looked in the wing tanks and they were dry. Damage to the aircraft: lower winglets (non structural) were damaged, r/main gear strut broke off, and the nose strut bent, one prop blade broken off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED CRESSVIEW, FL ENROUTE TO COLORADO. PILOT STATED HE WAS SURE HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH NORMAN, OK. FOR REFUELING. HE WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 6000 FT AND EAST OF ADA, OK. AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINES TWICE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD SEE THE ADA AIRPORT, BUT DID NOT THINK HE COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY, SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HE ISCALCULATED AND RAN OUT OF GAS. THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE AT PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT ON ADA AIRPORT STATED THEY LOOKED IN THE WING TANKS AND THEY WERE DRY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: LOWER WINGLETS (NON STRUCTURAL) WERE DAMAGED, R/MAIN GEAR STRUT BROKE OFF, AND THE NOSE STRUT BENT, ONE PROP BLADE BROKEN OFF.