What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot of the experimental aircraft was entering the airport traffic pattern when the engine lost power. The pilot was not able to line up with the active runway. He landed between the runways. The aircraft hit a berm, collapsing the main landing gear, and the wing spar was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that he did not have ready information available concerning the aircraft's fuel consumption and unusable fuel. Airport personnel could only observe a trace of fuel in the tank.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO LINE UP WITH THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. HE LANDED BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BERM, COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THE WING SPAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE READY INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL CONSUMPTION AND UNUSABLE FUEL. AIRPORT PERSONNEL COULD ONLY OBSERVE A TRACE OF FUEL IN THE TANK.
NTSB investigation
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