What happened
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The flight originated in columbus ga at kcsg at 4:55 EDT.
At approximately 1/2 to 3/4 mile final to fws runway 18R, 300 feet AGL, the engine quit. The pilot was force to make the landing short of the runway. The aircraft struck the 36L ILS structure located on approximately 1100 feet from the north end of runway 18R. The aircraft landed in a level grass field short of the runway and veered right. The right main gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded and came to a stop approximately 500 feet northwest of runway 18R, pointing in a northwest heading, right wing low due to collapsed gear.
Substantial damage to the aircraft left elevator departed aircraft and left horizontal damage due to impact with the ILS structure, and right horizontal damage due to contact with the ground. Minor damage noted to right flap and right side fuselage.
No injuries to pilot and passenger.
Weather report at kfws 280115Z auto 11006KT 10SM clr 18/06 A2995 rmk AO2.
Further examination of aircraft after relocating to hanger. Right hand wing fuel tank contained unusable fuel, RH fuel gage reading was zero gallons. Left hand wing fuel tank contained about one third tank of fuel and LH gage reading of 14 gallons.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN COLUMBUS GA AT KCSG AT 4:55 EDT.
AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE FINAL TO FWS RUNWAY 18R, 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS FORCE TO MAKE THE LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 36L ILS STRUCTURE LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET FROM THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 18R. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A LEVEL GRASS FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND VEERED RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 18R, POINTING IN A NORTHWEST HEADING, RIGHT WING LOW DUE TO COLLAPSED GEAR.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LEFT ELEVATOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND LEFT HORIZONTAL DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE ILS STRUCTURE, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE NOTED TO RIGHT FLAP AND RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE.
NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.
WEATHER REPORT AT KFWS 280115Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A2995 RMK AO2.
FURTHER EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT AFTER RELOCATING TO HANGER. RIGHT HAND WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED UNUSABLE FUEL, RH FUEL GAGE READING WAS ZERO GALLONS. LEFT HAND WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED ABOUT ONE THIRD TANK OF FUEL AND LH GAGE READING OF 14 GALLONS.
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