What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As stated by the pilot, he had calculated the fuel burn at four gph for an approximate 6-hour round trip flight from residence to reds wallowa horse ranch airport (6OR9) and returning to residence. Fueled the aircraft with approximately 36 gallons of fuel which calculated at 9 hour flight at original departure location. The first flight took 3.16 hours on the aircraft hobbs meter with one stop. Upon departure from 6OR9 for the return trip, the pilot noted the sight gage on the fuel tanks showed approximately half-full. The pilot stated there were headwind the entire round trip and had operated at a higher RPM to make headway. On the return legs, the pilot was planning on two stops before reaching destination. Pilot did not stick tanks to verify fuel quantity at first stop in hermiston or at second stop at daybreak airport near la center Washington. Just prior to the engine stopping, the pilot noticed the right sight gage had no fuel in it and the left only had a couple of inches. When the engine quit at approximately one mile south of Kelso, Washington airport (kkls) at 2600 feet. The headwinds prevented the aircraft from landing at kkls so the pilot decided to land in an open sand field. Upon landing the aircraft skidded in the soft sand for about 25 feet before digging into the sand, collapsing, and bending the left landing gear leg.
As the FAA filed it
AS STATED BY THE PILOT, HE HAD CALCULATED THE FUEL BURN AT FOUR GPH FOR AN APPROXIMATE 6-HOUR ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM RESIDENCE TO REDS WALLOWA HORSE RANCH AIRPORT (6OR9) AND RETURNING TO RESIDENCE. FUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH APPROXIMATELY 36 GALLONS OF FUEL WHICH CALCULATED AT 9 HOUR FLIGHT AT ORIGINAL DEPARTURE LOCATION. THE FIRST FLIGHT TOOK 3.16 HOURS ON THE AIRCRAFT HOBBS METER WITH ONE STOP. UPON DEPARTURE FROM 6OR9 FOR THE RETURN TRIP, THE PILOT NOTED THE SIGHT GAGE ON THE FUEL TANKS SHOWED APPROXIMATELY HALF-FULL. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE HEADWIND THE ENTIRE ROUND TRIP AND HAD OPERATED AT A HIGHER RPM TO MAKE HEADWAY. ON THE RETURN LEGS, THE PILOT WAS PLANNING ON TWO STOPS BEFORE REACHING DESTINATION. PILOT DID NOT STICK TANKS TO VERIFY FUEL QUANTITY AT FIRST STOP IN HERMISTON OR AT SECOND STOP AT DAYBREAK AIRPORT NEAR LA CENTER WASHINGTON. JUST PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPING, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT SIGHT GAGE HAD NO FUEL IN IT AND THE LEFT ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF INCHES. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF KELSO, WASHINGTON AIRPORT (KKLS) AT 2600 FEET. THE HEADWINDS PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM LANDING AT KKLS SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN SAND FIELD. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED IN THE SOFT SAND FOR ABOUT 25 FEET BEFORE DIGGING INTO THE SAND, COLLAPSING, AND BENDING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG.