What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed Columbus airport (66R) with intented flight to lagrange airport (3T5). Individual climbed to an altitude of 2200 feet when loss of power (engine shut down) occurred. She declared an emergency, changed fuel selector to aux. Position but stated the engine would not restart. Initiated a glide path for an emergency landing near interstate ten just east of Columbus, Texas. Aircraft hit the top of a tree and impacted the ground approx. 120 feet later. The nose of the aircraft and the right wing hit the ground hard and came to rest approx 20 feet from initial impact, turning 90 degrees and pointing in a southeast direction. Aircraft sustain substantial damage and the pilot was critically injured. A flight plan was not fil ed for this 14 CFR part 91 flight. The flight was conducted under visual meterorological conditions.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED COLUMBUS AIRPORT (66R) WITH INTENTED FLIGHT TO LAGRANGE AIRPORT (3T5). INDIVIDUAL CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 2200 FEET WHEN LOSS OF POWER (ENGINE SHUT DOWN) OCCURRED. SHE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, CHANGED FUEL SELECTOR TO AUX. POSITION BUT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. INITIATED A GLIDE PATH FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR INTERSTATE TEN JUST EAST OF COLUMBUS, TEXAS. AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP OF A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROX. 120 FEET LATER. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND HARD AND CAME TO REST APPROX 20 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT, TURNING 90 DEGREES AND POINTING IN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS CRITICALLY INJURED. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FIL ED FOR THIS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.