What happened
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Aircraft N87172 took off from klgc runway 31. On the downwind leg the engine sputtered and stop. The pilot turn torwards the runway and landed stort of runway 31. Upon landing on the ground short of the runway the nose gear collasp damaging the firewall, cowling, propeller, RH outboard lead edge and engine mount. Pilot reported to this office the header tank was empty. When inspector arrived on the scene the header tank was empty and fuel line had little to no fuel in them. Gasolator was 1/2 full no evidence of contamination. When pilot was interviewed he stated that both shutoff valves were opened but did not check header tank site gauge. Both wing tanks were near full point. Fuel pump was manually operated and no discrepancies were discovered. Fuel lines did not show any evidence of blockage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N87172 TOOK OFF FROM KLGC RUNWAY 31. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOP. THE PILOT TURN TORWARDS THE RUNWAY AND LANDED STORT OF RUNWAY 31. UPON LANDING ON THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLASP DAMAGING THE FIREWALL, COWLING, PROPELLER, RH OUTBOARD LEAD EDGE AND ENGINE MOUNT. PILOT REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE THE HEADER TANK WAS EMPTY. WHEN INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE HEADER TANK WAS EMPTY AND FUEL LINE HAD LITTLE TO NO FUEL IN THEM. GASOLATOR WAS 1/2 FULL NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. WHEN PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED HE STATED THAT BOTH SHUTOFF VALVES WERE OPENED BUT DID NOT CHECK HEADER TANK SITE GAUGE. BOTH WING TANKS WERE NEAR FULL POINT. FUEL PUMP WAS MANUALLY OPERATED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED. FUEL LINES DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF BLOCKAGE.
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