What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was on decent to kgif from kgsp when the engine quit. Altitude approximately 1500 feet. Pilot reported 1/4 tank indicated on both tanks, attempted re start engine, unable to re start pilot attempted to land on a street in a new residential development, (no houses yet) and was not able to stop the aircraft before going down an embankment then coming to a stop in a retention pond. The left wing struck a tree on the embankment damaging the wing spar and the right wing contaced the ground while going down the embankment bending the outer two feet of the wing upwards. Fuel drained from the wings totaled three gallons remaining on board with 2.5 gallons in the left wing and 0.5 gallons in the right wing. Fuel selector was in the both position.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON DECENT TO KGIF FROM KGSP WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET. PILOT REPORTED 1/4 TANK INDICATED ON BOTH TANKS, ATTEMPTED RE START ENGINE, UNABLE TO RE START PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A STREET IN A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, (NO HOUSES YET) AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THEN COMING TO A STOP IN A RETENTION POND.THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ON THE EMBANKMENT DAMAGING THE WING SPAR AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACED THE GROUND WHILE GOING DOWN THE EMBANKMENT BENDING THE OUTER TWO FEET OF THE WING UPWARDS. FUEL DRAINED FROM THE WINGS TOTALED THREE GALLONS REMAINING ON BOARD WITH 2.5 GALLONS IN THE LEFT WING AND 0.5 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING.FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE BOTH POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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