What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During final approach to runway 5 at the Columbia airport (0R0) the aircraft lost power short of the runway. Visual inspection of the fuel tanks at the scene revealed the right tank was dry and the left tank was wet with only a trace of fuel. Fuel tanks were not compromised and were intact. Both fuel tank drains did not have any drainable fuel. The fuel gascolator was drained at the engine drain and less than a 1/2 pint of fuel was recovered. Pilot flew two flights that totaled approximately 2.5 hours when the aircraft lost power on final approach. Pilot previously fueled the aircraft but did not top off the tanks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT THE COLUMBIA AIRPORT (0R0) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS AT THE SCENE REVEALED THE RIGHT TANK WAS DRY AND THE LEFT TANK WAS WET WITH ONLY A TRACE OF FUEL. FUEL TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED AND WERE INTACT. BOTH FUEL TANK DRAINS DID NOT HAVE ANY DRAINABLE FUEL. THE FUEL GASCOLATOR WAS DRAINED AT THE ENGINE DRAIN AND LESS THAN A 1/2 PINT OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED. PILOT FLEW TWO FLIGHTS THAT TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT PREVIOUSLY FUELED THE AIRCRAFT BUT DID NOT TOP OFF THE TANKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.