What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was on a flight from krhv to E45 under VFR and the pilot (sole occupant) had started a descent for landing. Approximately 6 miles from the E45, the engine failed and the pilot landed in a field approximately 3 miles short of the airport. The aircraft landed gear up and struck fence posts causing substantial damage to the leading edges of both wings. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot advised the FAA investigator that the aircraft had run out of gas. He stated that he miscalculated his fuel burn when planning the flight and the actual fuel burn of the aircraft was higher than expected resulting in fuel exhaustion.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM KRHV TO E45 UNDER VFR AND THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) HAD STARTED A DESCENT FOR LANDING. APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM THE E45, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND STRUCK FENCE POSTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT ADVISED THE FAA INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. HE STATED THAT HE MISCALCULATED HIS FUEL BURN WHEN PLANNING THE FLIGHT AND THE ACTUAL FUEL BURN OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.