What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot operating his personal aircraft was conducting slow flight practice for an extended period of time. Pilot lost situational awareness as to fuel remaining in selected tank resulting in fuel starvation and loss of power. In an attempt to troubleshoot the problem, pilot allowed aircraft to descend too low for an engine restart. The subsequent forced landing to rough terrain resulted in subsantial aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT OPERATING HIS PERSONAL AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING SLOW FLIGHT PRACTICE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PILOT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS TO FUEL REMAINING IN SELECTED TANK RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF POWER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TOO LOW FOR AN ENGINE RESTART. THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING TO ROUGH TERRAIN RESULTED IN SUBSANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.