What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1712 CDT, N45TT, departed Pensacola Ferguson, 82J, on runway 36 enroute to jack edwards, jka, for the purpose of refueling. After takeoff, the right engine failed due to fuel starvation and the pilot retracted the gear and feathered the propeller. He made an immediate left turn and returned to 82J. He was on final approach aligned with runway 18 when he realized he had a high rate of descent and had not extended the landing gear so he added full power. The aircraft turned violently to the right and was heading for hangars on the west side of the field. The pilot realized he had lost directional control and reduced the power to idle and tried to level the aircraft prior to impact. The right wing and nose of the aircraft impacted the ground and the right engine and nose compartment departed the aircraft. The left wing and fuselage struck the ground and the left engine departed the aircraft. The aircraft then slid approximately thirty feet and came to rest on the grassy area next to the runway. Both occupants exited the aircraft with minor injuries. The pilot and passenger were taken to the hospital by EMS and were released after being treated for minor superficial cuts and bruises.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1712 CDT, N45TT, DEPARTED PENSACOLA FERGUSON, 82J, ON RUNWAY 36 ENROUTE TO JACK EDWARDS, JKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUELING. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AND RETURNED TO 82J. HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY 18 WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND HAD NOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR SO HE ADDED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND WAS HEADING FOR HANGARS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD. THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND TRIED TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT ENGINE AND NOSE COMPARTMENT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE LEFT ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY EMS AND WERE RELEASED AFTER BEING TREATED FOR MINOR SUPERFICIAL CUTS AND BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
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