What happened
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February 20, 2009 aircraft N49KG operated by the PIC, was executing touch and goes. On his fourth touch and go, the aircraft became airborne and the pilot noticed that the engine started to flutter. He decided to land the aircraft back on the runway and was aware that he may over run it. He landed on the runway and over ran it and then hit an embankment, before bringing the aircraft to rest in a pond of water. The aircraft was recovered and an inspection was done which showed only minor damage to the fuselage and propeller. The fuel selector in the cockpit was pointing to the right wing. The maintenance records were reviewed and showed that an annual inspection and ad’s were complied with. During the course of this investigation both left and right wing fuel tanks were sumped and it was determined that both tanks were contaminated with water. On the left wing tank ¾ of water came out followed by ½ quart of fuel. The over the wing fuel quantity gauge showed 6 gallons remaining in the left tank. On the right wing tank only a quart of water came out followed by residual fuel. The over the wing fuel quantity gauge showed 0 gallons remaining in the tank. Suspect fuel mismanagement.
As the FAA filed it
FEBRUARY 20, 2009 AIRCRAFT N49KG OPERATED BY THE PIC, WAS EXECUTING TOUCH AND GOES. ON HIS FOURTH TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO FLUTTER. HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS AWARE THAT HE MAY OVER RUN IT. HE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AND OVER RAN IT AND THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT, BEFORE BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST IN A POND OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND AN INSPECTION WAS DONE WHICH SHOWED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE COCKPIT WAS POINTING TO THE RIGHT WING. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND SHOWED THAT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND AD’S WERE COMPLIED WITH. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING FUEL TANKS WERE SUMPED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH TANKS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. ON THE LEFT WING TANK ¾ OF WATER CAME OUT FOLLOWED BY ½ QUART OF FUEL. THE OVER THE WING FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE SHOWED 6 GALLONS REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK. ON THE RIGHT WING TANK ONLY A QUART OF WATER CAME OUT FOLLOWED BY RESIDUAL FUEL. THE OVER THE WING FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE SHOWED 0 GALLONS REMAINING IN THE TANK. SUSPECT FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.
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