What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N511CA, a privately owned and operated rockwell commander was on a pleasure flight departing the Albert Whitted Airport, FL. During climbout at approximately 3200 feet AGL the engine suddenly quit. Pilot indicated fuel flow gauge was near zero and attempted to unsuccessfully restart engine by selecting multiple fuel tank positions. Pilot identified emergency landing site on nearby island one mile south of St Petersburg Florida. During landing on beach area, aircraft encountered uneven soft sand surface causing aircraft to porpoise. Aircraft came to rest upright on its nose causing damage to prop, nose landing gear and upper and lower engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N511CA, A PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED ROCKWELL COMMANDER WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT DEPARTING THE ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT, FL. DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 3200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. PILOT INDICATED FUEL FLOW GAUGE WAS NEAR ZERO AND ATTEMPTED TO UNSUCCESSFULLY RESTART ENGINE BY SELECTING MULTIPLE FUEL TANK POSITIONS. PILOT IDENTIFIED EMERGENCY LANDING SITE ON NEARBY ISLAND ONE MILE SOUTH OF ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA. DURING LANDING ON BEACH AREA, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UNEVEN SOFT SAND SURFACE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON ITS NOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING.
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