What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The subject aircraft was being returned to the owner based at (481) duanesburg, new york from skydiving operations at (glv) gainesville, Georgia. The commercial pilot had 338 hours in this model in the past three years. After topping off fuel tanks at (glv) the aircraft proceeded on a direct GPS course of 041 for the first 1.5 hours and then changed course to 038 degrees to plan a fuel stop at (cxy) new cumberland, PA. The VFR flight, which lasted 4 hours 7 minutes, ended with an off field landing in Fairview Township, PA. During the landing, the aircraft nose gear contacted a wooden fence in the backyard of a home in a sub-division. The aircraft flipped over as a result causing damage to the lawn and fence. The aircraft received damage to the propeller, cowling, wing tip, and both horizontal and vertical stabilizer leading edges. The pilot was not injured. The pilot reported to ATC that his engine began to sputter then quit while he was descending from 5500' AGL. A post crash reconstruction of the flight made with privacy data omittedCessna accident investigator, revealed the aircraft probably contained 8 to 10 gallons of remaining fuel, most of which was lost due to being inverted. The post crash inspection and subsequent engine test revealed a large quantity of water was present in the gascolator and carburetor. Folds in the fuel bladder floor resulted in water retention during tank sumping.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RETURNED TO THE OWNER BASED AT (481) DUANESBURG, NEW YORK FROM SKYDIVING OPERATIONS AT (GLV) GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT HAD 338 HOURS IN THIS MODEL IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. AFTER TOPPING OFF FUEL TANKS AT (GLV) THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ON A DIRECT GPS COURSE OF 041 FOR THE FIRST 1.5 HOURS AND THEN CHANGED COURSE TO 038 DEGREES TO PLAN A FUEL STOP AT (CXY) NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. THE VFR FLIGHT, WHICH LASTED 4 HOURS 7 MINUTES, ENDED WITH AN OFF FIELD LANDING IN FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, PA. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR CONTACTED A WOODEN FENCE IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOME IN A SUB-DIVISION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AS A RESULT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LAWN AND FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, COWLING, WING TIP, AND BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER THEN QUIT WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 5500' AGL. A POST CRASH RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FLIGHT MADE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA ^CESSNA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT PROBABLY CONTAINED 8 TO 10 GALLONS OF REMAINING FUEL, MOST OF WHICH WAS LOST DUE TO BEING INVERTED. THE POST CRASH INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TEST REVEALED A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR. FOLDS IN THE FUEL BLADDER FLOOR RESULTED IN WATER RETENTION DURING TANK SUMPING.
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