What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Reported in his statement that he performed a forward slip to lose altitude during final at Placerville Airport. privacy data omitted Stated in the report, “still high at this point and close to runway threshold, made decision to go around, pushed the throttle full in for power, engine did not respond” the aircraft crash landed at this point. The following facts we found by FAA privacy data omitted. Fuel strainer was allmost empty and in tac. Leak check and function check of fuel strainer was good. No sign of fuel in engine fuel system. Drained 9.5 gallons from left tank. Drained 15 gallons from right tank and discontinued draining. Left fuel guage indicated empty and master switch on right fuel guage indicated half. Placard under fuel guages state, avoid landing approaches in red arc over 30 seconds slips under half tank (ref owner’s manual). Fuel system function test normal. Pilot said to FAA privacy data omitted that he landed with fuel selector on left position. Groung run engine, op’s check normal.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT HE PERFORMED A FORWARD SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE DURING FINAL AT PLACERVILLE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED IN THE REPORT, “STILL HIGH AT THIS POINT AND CLOSE TO RUNWAY THRESHOLD, MADE DECISION TO GO AROUND, PUSHED THE THROTTLE FULL IN FOR POWER, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND” THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED AT THIS POINT. THE FOLLOWING FACTS WE FOUND BY FAA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FUEL STRAINER WAS ALLMOST EMPTY AND IN TAC. LEAK CHECK AND FUNCTION CHECK OF FUEL STRAINER WAS GOOD. NO SIGN OF FUEL IN ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM. DRAINED 9.5 GALLONS FROM LEFT TANK. DRAINED 15 GALLONS FROM RIGHT TANK AND DISCONTINUED DRAINING. LEFT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED EMPTY AND MASTER SWITCH ON RIGHT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED HALF. PLACARD UNDER FUEL GUAGES STATE, AVOID LANDING APPROACHES IN RED ARC OVER 30 SECONDS SLIPS UNDER HALF TANK (REF OWNER’S MANUAL). FUEL SYSTEM FUNCTION TEST NORMAL. PILOT SAID TO FAA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE LANDED WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT POSITION. GROUNG RUN ENGINE, OP’S CHECK NORMAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.