What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)After accident inspection of the aircraft revealed left wing fuel tank was dry. Right wing fuel tank was almost full. Pilot stated he was switching tanks when the engine quit. He was switching from left wing fuel tank to right wing fuel tank. He was on final approach and did not have time to attempt to restart the engine. He landed in a pasture less than a mile from the end of the runway. The pasture was very rough and damage occurred during roll out after touch down. All three landing gear were bent and the left wing was wrinkled from the outer tip of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AFTER ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS DRY. RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS ALMOST FULL. PILOT STATED HE WAS SWITCHING TANKS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE WAS SWITCHING FROM LEFT WING FUEL TANK TO RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE LANDED IN A PASTURE LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.THE PASTURE WAS VERY ROUGH AND DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING ROLL OUT AFTER TOUCH DOWN. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE BENT AND THE LEFT WING WAS WRINKLED FROM THE OUTER TIP OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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