What happened
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(-23) Performed touch and go's at Rome airport, flew to cedartown, performed one touch and go, flew west then north back to Rome airport (rmg). Enroute to rmg noticed right tank empty, left had 1/4 left. Engine quit shortly thereafter, spotted pasture and performed emergency landing. Upon landing, bounced once, then skidded through field approximately 125 yards until aircraft went through barbed wire fence. Five yards after fence, aircraft hit tree with right wing, spun 180 degrees then stopped. Impact to wing was approx one foot from outboard tip. Right wing bent aft to a point where flap broke passenger glass.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO'S AT ROME AIRPORT, FLEW TO CEDARTOWN, PERFORMED ONE TOUCH AND GO, FLEW WEST THEN NORTH BACK TO ROME AIRPORT (RMG). ENROUTE TO RMG NOTICED RIGHT TANK EMPTY, LEFT HAD 1/4 LEFT. ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SPOTTED PASTURE AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON LANDING, BOUNCED ONCE, THEN SKIDDED THROUGH FIELD APPROXIMATELY 125 YARDS UNTIL AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH BARBED WIRE FENCE. FIVE YARDS AFTER FENCE, AIRCRAFT HIT TREE WITH RIGHT WING, SPUN 180 DEGREES THEN STOPPED. IMPACT TO WING WAS APPROX ONE FOOT FROM OUTBOARD TIP. RIGHT WING BENT AFT TO A POINT WHERE FLAP BROKE PASSENGER GLASS.
NTSB investigation
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