Narrative:

I began a cross country flight starting from oun to 3k1 (alva, ok) to tul back to oun in cessna 182. On the previous day had filled the 2 tanks with 23.9 gals of 91 octane motor vehicle fuel. At about AM00 I planned the 355 NM flight. The plane has 55 gals of usable fuel, burns approximately 15 gals/hour in cruise at 22 inches hg manifold pressure and 2200 RPM, for a burn time of 4 hours 40 mins. The airspeed at 4000-6000 ft altitude is approximately 117 KTS normally requiring 3 hours for the 355 NM flight. As part of the preflight I climbed a ladder to visually insure the tanks were topped off. The reported surface wind was 180 degrees at 15-20 KTS. After taking off from oun, I experienced radio trouble and turned back to oun. The okc approach called the oun tower for me to do a straight in on runway 17. I acknowledged clearance by clicking the push to talk switch. After having the radio transmit portion of the radios repaired I left for alva, ok, at around 2 hours 30 mins later. After the alva stop, I flew to tulsa international and was instructed to taxi from the east side to the west side of the field. During the tulsa stop, I had to taxi back across the field and waited approximately 15 mins before taking off. At about XY00 pm on final for oun, I ran out of gas. I called the tower to report mayday and that I was out of gas. I veered to the left of the GS, set up a normal glide, and attempted to land in a pasture. I landed in rough terrain taking out the nose and right main gear. 1 propeller blade was bent and there was damage to the wingtips, cowling, and cabin area. The time spent on the return to oun for radio repair, the oun to 3k1 leg, the 3k1 to tul leg, the long taxis at tul, the long 'hold short' wait at tul and the strong headwinds from tul to oun exhausted a fuel supply that would have exceeded the 30 min reserve safety margin.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED AFTER MAKING AN EMER OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG.

Narrative: I BEGAN A XCOUNTRY FLT STARTING FROM OUN TO 3K1 (ALVA, OK) TO TUL BACK TO OUN IN CESSNA 182. ON THE PREVIOUS DAY HAD FILLED THE 2 TANKS WITH 23.9 GALS OF 91 OCTANE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL. AT ABOUT AM00 I PLANNED THE 355 NM FLT. THE PLANE HAS 55 GALS OF USABLE FUEL, BURNS APPROX 15 GALS/HR IN CRUISE AT 22 INCHES HG MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND 2200 RPM, FOR A BURN TIME OF 4 HRS 40 MINS. THE AIRSPD AT 4000-6000 FT ALT IS APPROX 117 KTS NORMALLY REQUIRING 3 HRS FOR THE 355 NM FLT. AS PART OF THE PREFLT I CLBED A LADDER TO VISUALLY INSURE THE TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF. THE RPTED SURFACE WIND WAS 180 DEGS AT 15-20 KTS. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM OUN, I EXPERIENCED RADIO TROUBLE AND TURNED BACK TO OUN. THE OKC APCH CALLED THE OUN TWR FOR ME TO DO A STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 17. I ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC BY CLICKING THE PUSH TO TALK SWITCH. AFTER HAVING THE RADIO XMIT PORTION OF THE RADIOS REPAIRED I LEFT FOR ALVA, OK, AT AROUND 2 HRS 30 MINS LATER. AFTER THE ALVA STOP, I FLEW TO TULSA INTL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI FROM THE E SIDE TO THE W SIDE OF THE FIELD. DURING THE TULSA STOP, I HAD TO TAXI BACK ACROSS THE FIELD AND WAITED APPROX 15 MINS BEFORE TAKING OFF. AT ABOUT XY00 PM ON FINAL FOR OUN, I RAN OUT OF GAS. I CALLED THE TWR TO RPT MAYDAY AND THAT I WAS OUT OF GAS. I VEERED TO THE L OF THE GS, SET UP A NORMAL GLIDE, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE. I LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN TAKING OUT THE NOSE AND R MAIN GEAR. 1 PROP BLADE WAS BENT AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIPS, COWLING, AND CABIN AREA. THE TIME SPENT ON THE RETURN TO OUN FOR RADIO REPAIR, THE OUN TO 3K1 LEG, THE 3K1 TO TUL LEG, THE LONG TAXIS AT TUL, THE LONG 'HOLD SHORT' WAIT AT TUL AND THE STRONG HEADWINDS FROM TUL TO OUN EXHAUSTED A FUEL SUPPLY THAT WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE 30 MIN RESERVE SAFETY MARGIN.

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.