What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot said the engine of the Beechcraft skipper failed in cruise at 1,000 feet AGL and he was able to make a forced landing on the service road of SH-288 just north of CR-44. An eyewitness driving south on SH-288 said the aircraft "hit ground harder than normal landing, (and) bounced up 6-8 (feet)". During the downwind landing to the north the left wing struck a sign post and the left wing was sheared off. The aircraft came to rest approximately 50 feet from an occupied home. The pilot said he had filled the fuel tanks a week earlier before his previous flight on February 6th, but the FAA inspector on-scene found no visible fuel in the right wing fuel tank and drained only 1/4 cup of clean blue gasoline from the right wing fuel sump drain, drained only a teaspoon of clean blue gasoline from the carburetor fuel drain, and found no fuel in the left wing. The left wing was sheared off the aircraft during the emergency landing and the responding firefighters had earlier cleaned up a fuel spill of gasoline and water from the muddy area around the left wing that totaled an approximate fluid volume of only two gallons of mostly water combined with fuel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT SAID THE ENGINE OF THE BEECHCRAFT SKIPPER FAILED IN CRUISE AT 1,000 FEET AGL AND HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON THE SERVICE ROAD OF SH-288 JUST NORTH OF CR-44. AN EYEWITNESS DRIVING SOUTH ON SH-288 SAID THE AIRCRAFT "HIT GROUND HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING, (AND) BOUNCED UP 6-8 (FEET)". DURING THE DOWNWIND LANDING TO THE NORTH THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SIGN POST AND THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM AN OCCUPIED HOME. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD FILLED THE FUEL TANKS A WEEK EARLIER BEFORE HIS PREVIOUS FLIGHT ON FEBRUARY 6TH, BUT THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE FOUND NO VISIBLE FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK AND DRAINED ONLY 1/4 CUP OF CLEAN BLUE GASOLINE FROM THE RIGHT WING FUEL SUMP DRAIN, DRAINED ONLY A TEASPOON OF CLEAN BLUE GASOLINE FROM THE CARBURETOR FUEL DRAIN, AND FOUND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE RESPONDING FIREFIGHTERS HAD EARLIER CLEANED UP A FUEL SPILL OF GASOLINE AND WATER FROM THE MUDDY AREA AROUND THE LEFT WING THAT TOTALED AN APPROXIMATE FLUID VOLUME OF ONLY TWO GALLONS OF MOSTLY WATER COMBINED WITH FUEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.