What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06/08/2007, at 0710 hrs the pilot privacy data omitted operated aircraft N729P a Beechcraft A36 bonanza, with three passengers on board from Gallatin, TN (M33) to knoxville, TN (tys). Upon arriving at knoxville and contacting approach control pilot did not land. Pilot returned to Gallatin, TN. Upon arrival at Gallatin pilot descended to a lower altitude to prepare for landing. At approximately 2,200 MSL pilot started experiencing low manifold pressure and aircraft was not maintaining altitude. Pilot could not recover aircraft and made an emergency landing in a field. Aircraft landed hard and skidded for approximately 90 ft. aircraft suffered substantial damage to the fuselage, left and right wing, all landing gear, engine and propeller. Pilot and one passenger suffered serious injuries and two passengers suffered minor injuries. No fuel tanks ruptured, no evidence of fuel spill. Right fuel tank empty, left fuel tank held 10 to 11 gallons of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06/08/2007, AT 0710 HRS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED AIRCRAFT N729P A BEECHCRAFT A36 BONANZA, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD FROM GALLATIN, TN (M33) TO KNOXVILLE, TN (TYS). UPON ARRIVING AT KNOXVILLE AND CONTACTING APPROACH CONTROL PILOT DID NOT LAND. PILOT RETURNED TO GALLATIN, TN. UPON ARRIVAL AT GALLATIN PILOT DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE TO PREPARE FOR LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MSL PILOT STARTED EXPERIENCING LOW MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 FT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, LEFT AND RIGHT WING, ALL LANDING GEAR, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NO FUEL TANKS RUPTURED, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILL. RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY, LEFT FUEL TANK HELD 10 TO 11 GALLONS OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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