What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft engine quits at FL9500. While flying to needles, CA, the pilot stated he switched to the rt main tank for fuel and the engine quit. The pilot landed gear up in a remote bureau of land management tract (N351430, W1172133, between the town of Ridgecrest and the southern boundary of the restricted area of china lake naval weapons station. During the no fire landing, the pilot bumped head on the instrument panel. He left the cockpit and walked away towards the distance mountains. He was seen and picked up by the us navy search and rescue helicopter from china lake nas.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUITS AT FL9500. WHILE FLYING TO NEEDLES, CA, THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TO THE RT MAIN TANK FOR FUEL AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP IN A REMOTE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TRACT (N351430, W1172133, BETWEEN THE TOWN OF RIDGECREST AND THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE RESTRICTED AREA OF CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION. DURING THE NO FIRE LANDING, THE PILOT BUMPED HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE LEFT THE COCKPIT AND WALKED AWAY TOWARDS THE DISTANCE MOUNTAINS. HE WAS SEEN AND PICKED UP BY THE US NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTER FROM CHINA LAKE NAS.
NTSB investigation
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