20061026030629A

(-23) The pilot-in-command of N1096W departed Houston hobby airport (hou) enroute to baton rouge, la at approximately 16:40 local time. After takeoff, the PIC was being vectored around thunderstorms and heavy rain enroute. Approximately 45 to 60 minutes later, on the way back to hou due to the heavy weather, the aircraft made an emergency landing approximately 8 nautical miles southwest of Houston hobby airport. The aircraft was resting in approximately one and one half foot of water, on a heading of 150 degrees, approximately nose down 30 degrees, with the landing gear in the down position, and flaps extended to the full position. The investigation revealed that no fuel was in the aircraft's left fuel tank and approximately one inch of fuel in the right tank. The aircraft was repositioned to a level attitude and fuel was drained from the fuel strainer to reveal approximately 1/2 oz. In the nose down attitude the engine oil did not register on the dip stick. The aircraft was not radar equipped.