What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1820 PDT on June 18, 2006, private pilot privacy data omitted and 19 year old daughter, were flying back from ephrata Washington (eph), with an intermediate stop in ellensburg Washington (eln). The aircraft was a Cessna 150K, N6255G. While on approach to Sanderson field (shn) in Shelton Washington the pilot encountered a loss of engine power. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ executed an emergency landing approximately one mile short of runway 23 that ended abruptly, 462 feet from touch down, in a stand of trees at a local residence. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ and his passenger suffered only minor injuries and were treated and released. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, landing gear, wings, engine, engine mount. The impending investigation revealed a total of 1.25 gallons of fuel remained in the fuel tanks with no fuel in the engine fuel line.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 PDT ON JUNE 18, 2006, PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WERE FLYING BACK FROM EPHRATA WASHINGTON (EPH), WITH AN INTERMEDIATE STOP IN ELLENSBURG WASHINGTON (ELN). THE AIRCRAFT WAS A CESSNA 150K, N6255G. WHILE ON APPROACH TO SANDERSON FIELD (SHN) IN SHELTON WASHINGTON THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 23 THAT ENDED ABRUPTLY, 462 FEET FROM TOUCH DOWN, IN A STAND OF TREES AT A LOCAL RESIDENCE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ AND HIS PASSENGER SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, WINGS, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT. THE IMPENDING INVESTIGATION REVEALED A TOTAL OF 1.25 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANKS WITH NO FUEL IN THE ENGINE FUEL LINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.