What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reports that after approximately 1 hour flight time the aircraft started having problems. He stated that the engine stopped and would not re-start. He managed to glide the aircraft down and into a field. Upon touchdown the aircraft slid approximately 50 feet at which time the main landing gear collapsed. The external part of the main landing gear, propeller, engine, and wing tip areas were damaged in the crash however the aircraft hull appears to be intact. The pilot and passenger were examined by fire and rescue with the passenger being transported to a hospital due to a non-life threatening head injury. Examination of the crash site indicates fuel remained in the right tank with the fuel from the left tank most likely drained as a result of accident damage. Both left and right fuel tank valves were in the "on" or "open" position. Inspection of the aircraft and engine maintenance records indicate that the aircraft, engine and propeller were current. Examination of the wreckage confirm that the aircraft was well maintained. The owner/pilot had access to a hangar for aircraft storage. The aircraft certificate of airworthiness and registration were valid.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTS THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR FLIGHT TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RE-START. HE MANAGED TO GLIDE THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND INTO A FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AT WHICH TIME THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE EXTERNAL PART OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND WING TIP AREAS WERE DAMAGED IN THE CRASH HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HULL APPEARS TO BE INTACT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE EXAMINED BY FIRE AND RESCUE WITH THE PASSENGER BEING TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL DUE TO A NON-LIFE THREATENING HEAD INJURY. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE INDICATES FUEL REMAINED IN THE RIGHT TANK WITH THE FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK MOST LIKELY DRAINED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT DAMAGE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK VALVES WERE IN THE "ON" OR "OPEN" POSITION. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE CURRENT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE CONFIRM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WELL MAINTAINED. THE OWNER/PILOT HAD ACCESS TO A HANGAR FOR AIRCRAFT STORAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS AND REGISTRATION WERE VALID.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.