What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot states he was on a cross country flight from winnemucca, NV to Cedar City, UT. He further states that enroute to Cedar City he took a flight bag from the back seat to the front. He states the bag caught on something between the seats and he pulled it loose. He said it may have caught on the fuel selector switch between the seats. He further stated that the aircraft tended to use more fuel out of the left tank than the right. He further stated on descent into Cedar City airport the engine quit. He stated he went through the emergency procedures for a restart, but he did not have a lot of altitude available, and decided to land on a dirt road. The road was a rolling type and the aircraft became airborne after touchdown and drifted to the right of the road and struck a tree. On inspection at the crash site, the right wing fuel tank was dry and the left wing tank had a substantial amount of fuel in the tank. The fuel selector appeared to be in a normal position. The pilot did not have his medical certificate in his possession. According to the aeromedical branch in Oklahoma city, his medical certificate expired in August 2002. Aircraft destroyed. Minor injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM WINNEMUCCA, NV TO CEDAR CITY, UT. HE FURTHER STATES THAT ENROUTE TO CEDAR CITY HE TOOK A FLIGHT BAG FROM THE BACK SEAT TO THE FRONT. HE STATES THE BAG CAUGHT ON SOMETHING BETWEEN THE SEATS AND HE PULLED IT LOOSE. HE SAID IT MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH BETWEEN THE SEATS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TENDED TO USE MORE FUEL OUT OF THE LEFT TANK THAN THE RIGHT. HE FURTHER STATED ON DESCENT INTO CEDAR CITY AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A RESTART, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF ALTITUDE AVAILABLE, AND DECIDED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. THE ROAD WAS A ROLLING TYPE AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE. ON INSPECTION AT THE CRASH SITE, THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS DRY AND THE LEFT WING TANK HAD A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR APPEARED TO BE IN A NORMAL POSITION. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION. ACCORDING TO THE AEROMEDICAL BRANCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY, HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED IN AUGUST 2002. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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