What happened
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Airman departed oshkosh WI (kosh) after camping there for the airshow for several days. On the way to a family cabin near bemidji MN he was getting low on gas and trying to find the moose lake MN airport (kmzh). Airman stated having issues with his GPS and was unable to find the airport so he landed in the yard at privacy data omitted. The property owner did not witness the landing, heard dogs barking and looked to see a yellow airplane in her yard. The airman told her he was almost out of gas and had to land. The property owner took the airman to an auto parts store to purchase a gas can and to kmzh to purchase gas. When they returned to her home she watched him put the gas in his aircraft and attempt to take off from her driveway. Towards the end of the driveway the right main tire went off the edge of the gravel and into a drainage ditch approximately 12 inches deep. The aircraft turned slightly to the right, crossed a road and impacted a tree with the right wing. The airman was uninjured but the aircraft received substantial damage. Damage to the aircraft included right wing spar broken and fuselage tubes at carry through bent. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN DEPARTED OSHKOSH WI (KOSH) AFTER CAMPING THERE FOR THE AIRSHOW FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ON THE WAY TO A FAMILY CABIN NEAR BEMIDJI MN HE WAS GETTING LOW ON GAS AND TRYING TO FIND THE MOOSE LAKE MN AIRPORT (KMZH). AIRMAN STATED HAVING ISSUES WITH HIS GPS AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE AIRPORT SO HE LANDED IN THE YARD AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PROPERTY OWNER DID NOT WITNESS THE LANDING, HEARD DOGS BARKING AND LOOKED TO SEE A YELLOW AIRPLANE IN HER YARD. THE AIRMAN TOLD HER HE WAS ALMOST OUT OF GAS AND HAD TO LAND. THE PROPERTY OWNER TOOK THE AIRMAN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO PURCHASE A GAS CAN AND TO KMZH TO PURCHASE GAS. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO HER HOME SHE WATCHED HIM PUT THE GAS IN HIS AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF FROM HER DRIVEWAY. TOWARDS THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WENT OFF THE EDGE OF THE GRAVEL AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, CROSSED A ROAD AND IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRMAN WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED RIGHT WING SPAR BROKEN AND FUSELAGE TUBES AT CARRY THROUGH BENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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