Narrative:

I was flying an small aircraft from kent state university to bowman, ky. This is a 3 1/2 hour flight with 4 hours of fuel. My route was to be from kent state direct to bowman. The winds were giving me almost a direct headwind being 210-26. I preflted, had my tanks topped off and checked my tanks again, and proceeded to take off from kent state university, (ksu). After leaving ksu, I activated my flight plan with akron FSS and proceeded on my way. What was unusual was that the gauge for my right gas tank fluttered violently the whole time, while draining first. After passing cincinnati, I realized that I had been blown excessively west of my original route. As I corrected to get back on my course, my amount of fuel disappeared rapidly. Within sight of bowman airport, my intended touchdown, I informed approach that I was extremely low on gas, could he direct me to a closer field. Stutz field was suggested and I received vectoring to it. After reaching stutz field (it has been closed for almost a year), I reduced power, circled twice, searching for the best direction to land and to lose altitude. Finding only wind sock and a sheltered airplane, I decided to land into the wind. The field was rolling hills, surrounded on 2 sides by power lines, and the other 2 by homes. My engine was still working and I had power. I made a right-hand pattern preparing for a normal landing. I landed the plane successfully, but being on rolling hills, I hit a dip in the earth and became temporarily airborne again. I again lowered the airplane to the ground, applying the brakes excessively. Being on muddy grass because of recent rains, the plane slid through the mud until hitting drier ground, with me applying the brakes harder. At this point the plane nosed over. I believe this not to be an accident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA NOSES OVER IN THE MUD AT KY54.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN SMA FROM KENT STATE UNIVERSITY TO BOWMAN, KY. THIS IS A 3 1/2 HR FLT WITH 4 HRS OF FUEL. MY ROUTE WAS TO BE FROM KENT STATE DIRECT TO BOWMAN. THE WINDS WERE GIVING ME ALMOST A DIRECT HEADWIND BEING 210-26. I PREFLTED, HAD MY TANKS TOPPED OFF AND CHECKED MY TANKS AGAIN, AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF FROM KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, (KSU). AFTER LEAVING KSU, I ACTIVATED MY FLT PLAN WITH AKRON FSS AND PROCEEDED ON MY WAY. WHAT WAS UNUSUAL WAS THAT THE GAUGE FOR MY RIGHT GAS TANK FLUTTERED VIOLENTLY THE WHOLE TIME, WHILE DRAINING FIRST. AFTER PASSING CINCINNATI, I REALIZED THAT I HAD BEEN BLOWN EXCESSIVELY W OF MY ORIGINAL ROUTE. AS I CORRECTED TO GET BACK ON MY COURSE, MY AMOUNT OF FUEL DISAPPEARED RAPIDLY. WITHIN SIGHT OF BOWMAN ARPT, MY INTENDED TOUCHDOWN, I INFORMED APCH THAT I WAS EXTREMELY LOW ON GAS, COULD HE DIRECT ME TO A CLOSER FIELD. STUTZ FIELD WAS SUGGESTED AND I RECEIVED VECTORING TO IT. AFTER REACHING STUTZ FIELD (IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ALMOST A YEAR), I REDUCED POWER, CIRCLED TWICE, SEARCHING FOR THE BEST DIRECTION TO LAND AND TO LOSE ALT. FINDING ONLY WIND SOCK AND A SHELTERED AIRPLANE, I DECIDED TO LAND INTO THE WIND. THE FIELD WAS ROLLING HILLS, SURROUNDED ON 2 SIDES BY POWER LINES, AND THE OTHER 2 BY HOMES. MY ENGINE WAS STILL WORKING AND I HAD POWER. I MADE A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN PREPARING FOR A NORMAL LNDG. I LANDED THE PLANE SUCCESSFULLY, BUT BEING ON ROLLING HILLS, I HIT A DIP IN THE EARTH AND BECAME TEMPORARILY AIRBORNE AGAIN. I AGAIN LOWERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE GND, APPLYING THE BRAKES EXCESSIVELY. BEING ON MUDDY GRASS BECAUSE OF RECENT RAINS, THE PLANE SLID THROUGH THE MUD UNTIL HITTING DRIER GND, WITH ME APPLYING THE BRAKES HARDER. AT THIS POINT THE PLANE NOSED OVER. I BELIEVE THIS NOT TO BE AN ACCIDENT.

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.