What happened
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On June 19, 2020 N224HW, a belanca 17-30A, attempted a precautionary landing on a gravel road approximately 9 miles southeast of the greater kankakee airport (ikk). The pilot stated that he believed he was about to exhaust his fuel supply and decided to make a precautionary landing. During the landing, the aircraft veered left into a roadside drainage ditch. Upon entering the ditch, the propeller impacted the ground and the tail section received substantial damage. A visual inspection of the aircraft's fuel tanks revealed that the left auxillary tank was approximately 1/2 full(approximately 8.5 gallons) and the right auxillary fuel tank was approximately 3/4 full (approximately 12.75 gallons).
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 19, 2020 N224HW, A BELANCA 17-30A, ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT (IKK). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE WAS ABOUT TO EXHAUST HIS FUEL SUPPLY AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO A ROADSIDE DRAINAGE DITCH. UPON ENTERING THE DITCH, THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE TAIL SECTION RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THE LEFT AUXILLARY TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FULL(APPROXIMATELY 8.5 GALLONS) AND THE RIGHT AUXILLARY FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL (APPROXIMATELY 12.75 GALLONS).