Narrative:

On aug/sun/93 at XX00 pm I and friend left C17 or the marion, ia, airport to fly to the area around hannibal, mo, airport. We stop there to get gas. Before leaving I put in 10 gallons of gas and checked WX and fdc NOTAMS and decided we would go back to the marion, ia, airport. When I was north of muscatine, ia, I gave cedar rapids approach a call on 119.7 and got flight following to the marion airport and when I had sight of the marion airport which was 5 mi. I called the airport on 122.7 they said the winds where calm. The airport was using runway 35 but there was a plane on the ground at runway 17 getting ready to takeoff. So, I proceeded to 17 to land. At that time the plane was running good and had no problems. I had quarter tank or better, the instruments read all in the green. To the best of my knowledge I had no idea what was to take place. As I approached the end of the runway 17 I was little high to land and a plane was at the left end of the runway so I decided to go around. I added power and started to run the flaps up and started to go back up. All at once the engine started missing and I tried to straighten it out. It straightened out and started to run all right and then it started to act up again. I looked to see how much runway was left, not enough runway to land. I kept working with engine and it started to run again. I started to go around. I thought I would have enough time to go to runway 26, but engine started to quit. I looked for a place to land. There was a tree right down in front to right of the plane so I had to turn to left to miss it. I landed in the field but there wasn't enough time to stop. The tall grass was about 150 to 200 ft in front of the plane. The plane moving in to the tall grass dug in and the plane flipped over. When the plane stopped moving we were hanging upside down in our belts. My friend unhooked his belt and said, are you all right? I said yes and he unhooked my belt. We fell to the roof and crawled out. Summary: before leaving the marion airport, the small aircraft had full tanks. At hannibal, mo, I put in 10 gallons, so had about 20 gallons, I thought I had enough to get to the marion, ia, airport. (Total flight was 5.1 hours.) (one thing I should have done is filled the tanks at hannibal, mo.) I have resolved the problem and this will not happen again in the future. Back to basics and making flight plans. This will take in fuel check and time for flight and else.

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Title: ACFT DAMAGED IN OFF ARPT EMER LNDG AFTER EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING GAR ATTEMPT.

Narrative: ON AUG/SUN/93 AT XX00 PM I AND FRIEND LEFT C17 OR THE MARION, IA, ARPT TO FLY TO THE AREA AROUND HANNIBAL, MO, ARPT. WE STOP THERE TO GET GAS. BEFORE LEAVING I PUT IN 10 GALLONS OF GAS AND CHKED WX AND FDC NOTAMS AND DECIDED WE WOULD GO BACK TO THE MARION, IA, ARPT. WHEN I WAS N OF MUSCATINE, IA, I GAVE CEDAR RAPIDS APCH A CALL ON 119.7 AND GOT FLT FOLLOWING TO THE MARION ARPT AND WHEN I HAD SIGHT OF THE MARION ARPT WHICH WAS 5 MI. I CALLED THE ARPT ON 122.7 THEY SAID THE WINDS WHERE CALM. THE ARPT WAS USING RWY 35 BUT THERE WAS A PLANE ON THE GND AT RWY 17 GETTING READY TO TKOF. SO, I PROCEEDED TO 17 TO LAND. AT THAT TIME THE PLANE WAS RUNNING GOOD AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I HAD QUARTER TANK OR BETTER, THE INSTS READ ALL IN THE GREEN. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS TO TAKE PLACE. AS I APCHED THE END OF THE RWY 17 I WAS LITTLE HIGH TO LAND AND A PLANE WAS AT THE L END OF THE RWY SO I DECIDED TO GAR. I ADDED PWR AND STARTED TO RUN THE FLAPS UP AND STARTED TO GO BACK UP. ALL AT ONCE THE ENG STARTED MISSING AND I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. IT STRAIGHTENED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN ALL RIGHT AND THEN IT STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. I LOOKED TO SEE HOW MUCH RWY WAS LEFT, NOT ENOUGH RWY TO LAND. I KEPT WORKING WITH ENG AND IT STARTED TO RUN AGAIN. I STARTED TO GAR. I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO TO RWY 26, BUT ENG STARTED TO QUIT. I LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THERE WAS A TREE RIGHT DOWN IN FRONT TO R OF THE PLANE SO I HAD TO TURN TO L TO MISS IT. I LANDED IN THE FIELD BUT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME TO STOP. THE TALL GRASS WAS ABOUT 150 TO 200 FT IN FRONT OF THE PLANE. THE PLANE MOVING IN TO THE TALL GRASS DUG IN AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER. WHEN THE PLANE STOPPED MOVING WE WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN IN OUR BELTS. MY FRIEND UNHOOKED HIS BELT AND SAID, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I SAID YES AND HE UNHOOKED MY BELT. WE FELL TO THE ROOF AND CRAWLED OUT. SUMMARY: BEFORE LEAVING THE MARION ARPT, THE SMA HAD FULL TANKS. AT HANNIBAL, MO, I PUT IN 10 GALLONS, SO HAD ABOUT 20 GALLONS, I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH TO GET TO THE MARION, IA, ARPT. (TOTAL FLT WAS 5.1 HRS.) (ONE THING I SHOULD HAVE DONE IS FILLED THE TANKS AT HANNIBAL, MO.) I HAVE RESOLVED THE PROB AND THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. BACK TO BASICS AND MAKING FLT PLANS. THIS WILL TAKE IN FUEL CHK AND TIME FOR FLT AND ELSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.