What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
No fuel at fuel stop then ran out en route to another. Nosed over landing. Near Santa Fe. (-23) on September 1, 1996, at 1808 mountain daylight time a jackson sonerai I, N103HJ, registered to and operated by a private owner as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of power near Santa Fe, new Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from questa, new Mexico, and was en route to moriarty, new Mexico. A witness reported hearing a "noisy" airplane. The witness heard the airplane's engine "stop", and observed the airplane nose over into a "glide." The witness heard the engine "start and stop" several times. The pilot reported to the FAA inspector that while in cruise flight the engine lost power. An emergency landing was made to a field. After landing the airplane "flipped over." An examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed damage to the rudder, the landing gear, both wing tips, and the fuselage. An examination of the fuel system revea led that the expansion fuel cap had separated during ground impact, and the only evidence of fuel was a slight odor.
As the FAA filed it
NO FUEL AT FUEL STOP THEN RAN OUT EN ROUTE TO ANOTHER. NOSED OVER LANDING. NEAR SANTA FE. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1996, AT 1808 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME A JACKSON SONERAI I, N103HJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM QUESTA, NEW MEXICO, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING A "NOISY" AIRPLANE. THE WITNESS HEARD THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE "STOP", AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE NOSE OVER INTO A "GLIDE." THE WITNESS HEARD THE ENGINE "START AND STOP" SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE TO A FIELD. AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE "FLIPPED OVER." AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, THE LANDING GEAR, BOTH WING TIPS, AND THE FUSELAGE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEA LED THAT THE EXPANSION FUEL CAP HAD SEPARATED DURING GROUND IMPACT, AND THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS A SLIGHT ODOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.