What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 9, 1999, at approx. 1735 CDT, a navion, N4527K, was west bound, at 2500 AGL, 2 miles south of the flying v airport, Utica, Nebraska. The airplane experienced a complete loss of engine power. The PIC attempted to glide to the flying v airport. The a/c landed hard, on a slope, about 150 feet south of the runway threshold. The airplane then slid to a point where the left wingtip was touching the runway end identifier lights. The hard landing caused the landing gear to collapse, the engine to come out of it's mounts, and the complete tail section to become deformed. The PIC and a single passenger repored no injuries. Subsequent investigation by asi-aw, joe hollier revealed that the engine driven fuel pump failed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1999, AT APPROX. 1735 CDT, A NAVION, N4527K, WAS WEST BOUND, AT 2500 AGL, 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE FLYING V AIRPORT, UTICA, NEBRASKA. THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO THE FLYING V AIRPORT. THE A/C LANDED HARD, ON A SLOPE, ABOUT 150 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRPLANE THEN SLID TO A POINT WHERE THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS TOUCHING THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE, THE ENGINE TO COME OUT OF IT'S MOUNTS, AND THE COMPLETE TAIL SECTION TO BECOME DEFORMED. THE PIC AND A SINGLE PASSENGER REPORED NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY ASI-AW, JOE HOLLIER REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILED.
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