What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 21, 2002, about 1150 eastern daylight time, a beagle aircraft, B-206 series 2, N86GW, registered to smm, inc., operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed in the vicinity of Mcalpin, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the private rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from jacksonville, Florida's herlong airport about 1115. According to numerous witnesses located on Little River private airpark near Mcalpin, Florida, one of which was in contact with the pilot using a handheld VHF radio, the aircraft was first sighted southeast of the airpark, westbound. The pilot was given vectors to help him locate the airpark, and once he sighted the field, he performed two circular orbits over the field. He then took a heading that would establish the aircraft on a right downwind landing pattern for a landing on the airpark's runway 36. Witnesses stated he overshot his turn to final approach, and was in the process of correcting back toward the centerline of runway 36 when the aircraft was observed to enter a roll to the right, the nose dropped toward the ground, and he disappeared behind the trees. The aircraft impacted a grass field about 3/4 miles southwest of the airpark. (-23) N86GW piloted by Mr. David f. scales (owner) was flying aircraft from herlong airport, jacksonville Florida to Little River air park in suwanee county Florida. Pilot, Mr. David scales made two fly-bys over Little River air park to check out grass airfield. On third approach for a right hand pattern the gear and flaps were extended for landing. During the base leg to final it was noticed on the ground by a witness that Mr. Scales over shot the final approach estimated by about 200 yards and made an aggressive right turn back to the approach end of the runway and the aircraft entered a stall into a rapid right roll. During the tear down of both engines it appears that the right engine was not turning on impact due to fuel starvation and the left engine also appears that it was also winding down due to fuel starvation. Upon arrival to crash site there was no smell of fuel and no sign of fuel leakage from both wings. Both tanks were broken open on impact, but no fuel was found to have leaked onto the ground. Also when the fuel caps were removed there was no evidence of fuel and no smell of fuel in both tanks. The pilot Dr. Scales was killed on impact.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2002, ABOUT 1150 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEAGLE AIRCRAFT, B-206 SERIES 2, N86GW, REGISTERED TO SMM, INC., OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF MCALPIN, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA'S HERLONG AIRPORT ABOUT 1115. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS WITNESSES LOCATED ON LITTLE RIVER PRIVATE AIRPARK NEAR MCALPIN, FLORIDA, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PILOT USING A HANDHELD VHF RADIO, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FIRST SIGHTED SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPARK, WESTBOUND. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO HELP HIM LOCATE THE AIRPARK, AND ONCE HE SIGHTED THE FIELD, HE PERFORMED TWO CIRCULAR ORBITS OVER THE FIELD. HE THEN TOOK A HEADING THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE AIRCRAFT ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND LANDING PATTERN FOR A LANDING ON THE AIRPARK'S RUNWAY 36. WITNESSES STATED HE OVERSHOT HIS TURN TO FINAL APPROACH, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING BACK TOWARD THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 36 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A ROLL TO THE RIGHT, THE NOSE DROPPED TOWARD THE GROUND, AND HE DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A GRASS FIELD ABOUT 3/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPARK. (-23) N86GW PILOTED BY MR. DAVID F. SCALES (OWNER) WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT FROM HERLONG AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO LITTLE RIVER AIR PARK IN SUWANEE COUNTY FLORIDA. PILOT, MR. DAVID SCALES MADE TWO FLY-BYS OVER LITTLE RIVER AIR PARK TO CHECK OUT GRASS AIRFIELD. ON THIRD APPROACH FOR A RIGHT HAND PATTERN THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. DURING THE BASE LEG TO FINAL IT WAS NOTICED ON THE GROUND BY A WITNESS THAT MR. SCALES OVER SHOT THE FINAL APPROACH ESTIMATED BY ABOUT 200 YARDS AND MADE AN AGGRESSIVE RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL INTO A RAPID RIGHT ROLL. DURING THE TEAR DOWN OF BOTH ENGINES IT APPEARS THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT TURNING ON IMPACT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE LEFT ENGINE ALSO APPEARS THAT IT WAS ALSO WINDING DOWN DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. UPON ARRIVAL TO CRASH SITE THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL AND NO SIGN OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM BOTH WINGS. BOTH TANKS WERE BROKEN OPEN ON IMPACT, BUT NO FUEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. ALSO WHEN THE FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL AND NO SMELL OF FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. THE PILOT DR. SCALES WAS KILLED ON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.