What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach, pilot stated he throttled back to idle to lose altitude, attempted to throttle up and engine would not respond, switched tanks, placed boost pump on, tried starter, no start. Attempted to hand pump the gear down, had n/l/g and rt m/l/g green, left was not down. On impact, n/l/g hit small hole in the pasture and n/l/g separated from aircraft, lt m/l/g collapsed. Substantial damage to all three gear, bent propeeler, sudden stoppage, structural damage to belly skin, n/l/g door, lt wing tip and leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH, PILOT STATED HE THROTTLED BACK TO IDLE TO LOSE ALTITUDE, ATTEMPTED TO THROTTLE UP AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND, SWITCHED TANKS, PLACED BOOST PUMP ON, TRIED STARTER, NO START. ATTEMPTED TO HAND PUMP THE GEAR DOWN, HAD N/L/G AND RT M/L/G GREEN, LEFT WAS NOT DOWN. ON IMPACT, N/L/G HIT SMALL HOLE IN THE PASTURE AND N/L/G SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT, LT M/L/G COLLAPSED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL THREE GEAR, BENT PROPEELER, SUDDEN STOPPAGE, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BELLY SKIN, N/L/G DOOR, LT WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.