What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot made a precautionary landing in a remote area because main fuel tank transfer pumps were not transferring fuel to the supply tank (low fuel quantity light). It took 10 hours to repair the aircraft. The pilot took off at 0100 hours. The conditions were dark with no horizon and possible thin ground fog in the area. The aircraft impacted the terrain 1 1/2 miles from the point of takeoff in level attitude and with a flat angle of impact. The left skid ruptured the fuel cell. A post crash fire ensued. The aircraft tumbled forward and rolled down a hill into a gulley. The pilot remained restrained in his aircraft seat, wearing a helmet. The pilot then removed himself from the aircraft wreckage. The pilots left leg was amputated below the knee and sustained serious injury to the right leg. Pilot duty time was 19 hours at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A REMOTE AREA BECAUSE MAIN FUEL TANK TRANSFER PUMPS WERE NOT TRANSFERRING FUEL TO THE SUPPLY TANK (LOW FUEL QUANTITY LIGHT). IT TOOK 10 HOURS TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AT 0100 HOURS. THE CONDITIONS WERE DARK WITH NO HORIZON AND POSSIBLE THIN GROUND FOG IN THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 1 1/2 MILES FROM THE POINT OF TAKEOFF IN LEVEL ATTITUDE AND WITH A FLAT ANGLE OF IMPACT. THE LEFT SKID RUPTURED THE FUEL CELL. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED. THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED FORWARD AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL INTO A GULLEY. THE PILOT REMAINED RESTRAINED IN HIS AIRCRAFT SEAT, WEARING A HELMET. THE PILOT THEN REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE. THE PILOTS LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTATED BELOW THE KNEE AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY TO THE RIGHT LEG. PILOT DUTY TIME WAS 19 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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