What happened
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(-23) On 5/21/2005 at 1035PM aircraft departed crp corpus christi, TX for VFR flight to iws Houston, TX. At 2350 hrs 05/21/2005 less than one mile north of iws aircraft turned for final with 800 ft altitude engine lost power. Pilot made emergency landing on pine forest country club. Heading was approximately 150. After hitting 4 inch tree, hit 18 inch tree, separating propeller, and spinning aircraft to the left. Fuselage and tail section from back of rear seat aft impacted against 24 inch tree. Aircraft total time 3219. Pilot and passenger were transported to herman hospital. Pilot stated to emergency personnel on the scene that he switched to aux fuel tank on final but felt as if he did not switch in time. During inspection found fuel on board aircraft is main LH empty, main RH empty, aux fuselage empty, LH aux empty, RH aux full. Evidence of approximately one to two gallons of fuel leaked out of center/lh sides of aircraft post crash. Primary fuel selector found on right hand main. Aux fuel selector found in the fuselage position. Weather was VFR no factor. Engine Continental IO-520-K, s/n 557462. Aircraft maintenance and engine logbooks have not been located. Pilot stated all logbooks have not been located. Pilot stated all logbooks were on board the aircraft. However, only found the pilot log, an outdated aircraft logbook, the propeller logbook, and AD notes. The pilot privacy data omitted serious injury. Passenger privacy data omitted serious injury. Interviewed the pilot privacy data omitted with ASI privacy data omitted on 5/24/5005.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 5/21/2005 AT 1035PM AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CRP CORPUS CHRISTI, TX FOR VFR FLIGHT TO IWS HOUSTON, TX. AT 2350 HRS 05/21/2005 LESS THAN ONE MILE NORTH OF IWS AIRCRAFT TURNED FOR FINAL WITH 800 FT ALTITUDE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON PINE FOREST COUNTRY CLUB. HEADING WAS APPROXIMATELY 150. AFTER HITTING 4 INCH TREE, HIT 18 INCH TREE, SEPARATING PROPELLER, AND SPINNING AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION FROM BACK OF REAR SEAT AFT IMPACTED AGAINST 24 INCH TREE. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 3219. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO HERMAN HOSPITAL. PILOT STATED TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE THAT HE SWITCHED TO AUX FUEL TANK ON FINAL BUT FELT AS IF HE DID NOT SWITCH IN TIME. DURING INSPECTION FOUND FUEL ON BOARD AIRCRAFT IS MAIN LH EMPTY, MAIN RH EMPTY, AUX FUSELAGE EMPTY, LH AUX EMPTY, RH AUX FULL. EVIDENCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED OUT OF CENTER/LH SIDES OF AIRCRAFT POST CRASH. PRIMARY FUEL SELECTOR FOUND ON RIGHT HAND MAIN. AUX FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE POSITION. WEATHER WAS VFR NO FACTOR. ENGINE CONTINENTAL IO-520-K, S/N 557462. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED. PILOT STATED ALL LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED. PILOT STATED ALL LOGBOOKS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER, ONLY FOUND THE PILOT LOG, AN OUTDATED AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK, THE PROPELLER LOGBOOK, AND AD NOTES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SERIOUS INJURY. PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA O^ SERIOUS INJURY. INTERVIEWED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WITH ASI ^PRIVACY DAT^ ON 5/24/5005.
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