What happened
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(-23) On January 10, 2006, at approximately 8:20 am CST, a Cessna 177, piloted by an appropriately rated private pilot, made an emergency landing in a pasture 2 nautical miles north of the Antlers airport, Antlers, OK. The pilot received minor injuries; the aircraft received substantial damage. There was no post crash fire. According to the pilot, he stated that he departed spring, TX the evening before the accident enroute to tulsa, OK. However, there was no fuel at Antlers. The pilot stated that he thought he could make it to mcalester, OK the next morning to refuel, but halfway to mcalester, the engine "sputtered." The pilot the decided to return to Antlers where on a 2 mile final approach to the runway, the engine quit. Post accident inspection of the fuel system revealed no presence of fuel in the wing tanks. The carburetor and gascolator were compromised by ground impact. There was no fuel staining present around the engine or fuel tanks indicating a breach. According to the pilot, the right main fuel tank gauge was known to be defective in the previous weeks before the accident. However, no corrective action had been taken. Marginal VFR weather conditions existed at the timeat the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 10, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:20 AM CST, A CESSNA 177, PILOTED BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED PRIVATE PILOT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE 2 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE ANTLERS AIRPORT, ANTLERS, OK. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED SPRING, TX THE EVENING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ENROUTE TO TULSA, OK. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL AT ANTLERS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT TO MCALESTER, OK THE NEXT MORNING TO REFUEL, BUT HALFWAY TO MCALESTER, THE ENGINE "SPUTTERED." THE PILOT THE DECIDED TO RETURN TO ANTLERS WHERE ON A 2 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE QUIT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED NO PRESENCE OF FUEL IN THE WING TANKS. THE CARBURETOR AND GASCOLATOR WERE COMPROMISED BY GROUND IMPACT. THERE WAS NO FUEL STAINING PRESENT AROUND THE ENGINE OR FUEL TANKS INDICATING A BREACH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK GAUGE WAS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE PREVIOUS WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN. MARGINAL VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIMEAT THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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