What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed private airstrip (X65) to perform pattern work at Sherman municipal airport (swi). After a touch and go the engine sputtered and lost power. The PIC made a left turn near the crosswind leg and attempted an emergency landing in a field southeast of the airport. The aircraft clipped the top of a hedge row of trees resulting in a hard landing in the adjacent field. Both PIC and passenger sustained injuries and were transported to the local hospital. Inspection of the aircraft on scene revealed that the left fuel tank was empty and the right tank had some residual fuel.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (X65) TO PERFORM PATTERN WORK AT SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SWI). AFTER A TOUCH AND GO THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE PIC MADE A LEFT TURN NEAR THE CROSSWIND LEG AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOP OF A HEDGE ROW OF TREES RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING IN THE ADJACENT FIELD. BOTH PIC AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON SCENE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD SOME RESIDUAL FUEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.