What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On oct. 2, 2005, about 1930 AK daylight time N9950X, piloted by privacy data omitted collided with the terrain during an emergency landing, about 20 miles west of Iliamna, AK. The pilot said the engine lost power, similar to fuel starvation, and while attempting an emergency landing, the landing gear was torn off, structurally damaging the fuselage. According to the NTSB report the pilot stated that according to his calculations, there should have been 30 minutes of fuel remaining in the tanks. The pilot returned my phone call 10-26-05 saying that he had sent the NTSB a report. privacy data omitted With the NTSB faxed a copy of the pilots report to this inspector.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCT. 2, 2005, ABOUT 1930 AK DAYLIGHT TIME N9950X, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF ILIAMNA, AK. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE LOST POWER, SIMILAR TO FUEL STARVATION, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF, STRUCTURALLY DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB REPORT THE PILOT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO HIS CALCULATIONS, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 30 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS. THE PILOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALL 10-26-05 SAYING THAT HE HAD SENT THE NTSB A REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE NTSB FAXED A COPY OF THE PILOTS REPORT TO THIS INSPECTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.