What happened
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(-23) Pilot was enroute from carbondale, IL (mdh) to rockford, IL (rfd) and was 10 miles north of Bloomington, IL (bmi) on an IFR flight plan, when he noticed that he did not have enough fuel to make rockford. He was cleared to land runway 29 at bmi and shortly thereafter told the controller that he was not going to make the runway. The aircraft landed in a bean field approximately 300 yards east of the runway and continued into the short grass on the airport property. An aircraft tug was dispatched to the scene where the aircraft was towed back to image air, a FBO on the field. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM CARBONDALE, IL (MDH) TO ROCKFORD, IL (RFD) AND WAS 10 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON, IL (BMI) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE ROCKFORD. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 29 AT BMI AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER TOLD THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED INTO THE SHORT GRASS ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. AN AIRCRAFT TUG WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO IMAGE AIR, A FBO ON THE FIELD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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