What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that he was in cruise flight at approx 1200 feet when his engine quit. He noted that there was sufficient fuel onboard so he attempted to restart the engine and was successful for only approximately 30 seconds before the engine quit again. The pilot then landed the aircraft without power on a sandy bank along a local lake. As the aircraft rolled on the sand, the landing gear dug into the sand causing the aircraft to lean to the left side and the left wing tip struck the ground prior to coming to a complete stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROX 1200 FEET WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT. HE NOTED THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ONBOARD SO HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WAS SUCCESSFUL FOR ONLY APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT POWER ON A SANDY BANK ALONG A LOCAL LAKE. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON THE SAND, THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SAND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT SIDE AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.