What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that the flight departed with between 60 and 65 gallons of fuel onboard for the estimated 1 hour 20 minute flight. The pilot estimated the fuel consumption for the flight would be between 26 and 28 gallons total. The flight departed with each selector positioned to each main tank position. The pilot climbed to 5,500 feet, where he then repositioned each fuel selector to each auxiliary fuel tank position. The fuel selectors remained on the auxiliary fuel tank position for 22 minutes, when he then moved them back to each main tank position. When the flight was between 3,000 and 4,000 feet, both engines quit at the same time. The pilot turned on each auxiliary fuel boost pump and then moved each fuel selector to the auxiliary fuel tank position which restored engine power. The pilot advised the air traffic controller of the situation who vectored the flight to the location where the pilot performed the precautionary landing. The pilot landed at approximately 90-100 miles-per-hour, bounced, then touched down again. He applied the brakes but they were ineffective, he tried to turn right. The fuselage of the airplane traveled between two fence posts which contacted each wing. The upright.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH BETWEEN 60 AND 65 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD FOR THE ESTIMATED 1 HOUR 20 MINUTE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR THE FLIGHT WOULD BE BETWEEN 26 AND 28 GALLONS TOTAL. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH EACH SELECTOR POSITIONED TO EACH MAIN TANK POSITION. THE PILOT CLIMBED TO 5,500 FEET, WHERE HE THEN REPOSITIONED EACH FUEL SELECTOR TO EACH AUXILIARY FUEL TANK POSITION. THE FUEL SELECTORS REMAINED ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK POSITION FOR 22 MINUTES, WHEN HE THEN MOVED THEM BACK TO EACH MAIN TANK POSITION. WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 FEET, BOTH ENGINES QUIT AT THE SAME TIME. THE PILOT TURNED ON EACH AUXILIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP AND THEN MOVED EACH FUEL SELECTOR TO THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK POSITION WHICH RESTORED ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ADVISED THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER OF THE SITUATION WHO VECTORED THE FLIGHT TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE PILOT PERFORMED THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 90-100 MILES-PER-HOUR, BOUNCED, THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE INEFFECTIVE, HE TRIED TO TURN RIGHT. THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED BETWEEN TWO FENCE POSTS WHICH CONTACTED EACH WING. THE UPRIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.