What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 13, 2022, the pilot of the aircraft performed an emergency landing on a farm field in Middlefield, Ohio at approximately 0535 local time. The aircraft was cruising at 8000FT enroute from morristown airport (mmu) to cuyahoga county airport (cgf). While on the initial descent to cgf the engines started surging. At that point, the pilot looked at the fuel gauges and discovered they were showing empty. The pilot then declared an emergency and received a vector for a heading of 210 degrees in an attempt to divert to geauga county airport (7G8). As the pilot descended out of the clouds he did not see the airport but he was able to make out a field in the darkness and chose to land in the field. Upon landing, the aircraft went through three small fence rows which caused substantial damage to the aircraft, before sliding to a stop. The aircraft was found sitting on its belly in the field. The fuel tanks were later drained and found to have 4 gallons of fuel onboard.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 13, 2022, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FARM FIELD IN MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO AT APPROXIMATELY 0535 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 8000FT ENROUTE FROM MORRISTOWN AIRPORT (MMU) TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT (CGF). WHILE ON THE INITIAL DESCENT TO CGF THE ENGINES STARTED SURGING. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE FUEL GAUGES AND DISCOVERED THEY WERE SHOWING EMPTY. THE PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED A VECTOR FOR A HEADING OF 210 DEGREES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIVERT TO GEAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT (7G8). AS THE PILOT DESCENDED OUT OF THE CLOUDS HE DID NOT SEE THE AIRPORT BUT HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FIELD IN THE DARKNESS AND CHOSE TO LAND IN THE FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THREE SMALL FENCE ROWS WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BEFORE SLIDING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SITTING ON ITS BELLY IN THE FIELD. THE FUEL TANKS WERE LATER DRAINED AND FOUND TO HAVE 4 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.