What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 1, 2007 at about 1733 eastern standard time, a Cessna 206G aircraft, N828EW registered to the pilot privacy data omitted, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 flight, attempted an emergency landing in a field in ft. Lauderdale, Florida .22 miles west of ft. Lauderdale executive airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft was destroyed. The private rated pilot reported minor injuries. The pilot stated flight originated from gainesville, Florida enroute to ft. Lauderdale executive airport (fxe), as turning base to final he switched fuel tanks from the right tank and lost power then switched back to the right tank but did not turn on the fuel pump or try to restart the engine. The aircraft impacted the ground nose down with a high rate of descent, the aircraft nose gear and belly pod was ripped off, and the aircraft flipped over on its back. Inspection of aircraft found that the left fuel tank had a large quantity of fuel but no fuel was observed in the right tank, the flaps were in the full up position with the handle in the up position. The pilot stated the flaps did not work when he tried to use them.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 1, 2007 AT ABOUT 1733 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 206G AIRCRAFT, N828EW REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA .22 MILES WEST OF FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA ENROUTE TO FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE), AS TURNING BASE TO FINAL HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND LOST POWER THEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK BUT DID NOT TURN ON THE FUEL PUMP OR TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR AND BELLY POD WAS RIPPED OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL BUT NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT TANK, THE FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL UP POSITION WITH THE HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THE FLAPS DID NOT WORK WHEN HE TRIED TO USE THEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.