What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on landing. Approach. Crashed landed. No narrative. (.4)the pilot used a 55 gallon drum with a pump and filter to refuel the airplane. Earlier in the day, he added 10 to 15 gallons of fuel from the drum to the airplane. He then departed on a flight without draining the gascolater. During the flight, the engine lost total power and the pilot performed a forced landing to a wooded area. After the accident, when fuel was drained from the gascolater into a 6 inch diameter glass jar, 1 1/2 inches of water was present at the bottom of the jar. Additionally, unidentified particles were found suspended in the fuel throughout the sample. After the fuel was drained, and the engine refueled, a run-up was conducted and the engine performed satisfactorily.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON LANDING. APPROACH. CRASHED LANDED. NO NARRATIVE. (.4)THE PILOT USED A 55 GALLON DRUM WITH A PUMP AND FILTER TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. EARLIER IN THE DAY, HE ADDED 10 TO 15 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE DRUM TO THE AIRPLANE. HE THEN DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT WITHOUT DRAINING THE GASCOLATER. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A WOODED AREA. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHEN FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATER INTO A 6 INCH DIAMETER GLASS JAR, 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER WAS PRESENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR. ADDITIONALLY, UNIDENTIFIED PARTICLES WERE FOUND SUSPENDED IN THE FUEL THROUGHOUT THE SAMPLE. AFTER THE FUEL WAS DRAINED, AND THE ENGINE REFUELED, A RUN-UP WAS CONDUCTED AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY.
NTSB investigation
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