What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N6052W departed south lake tahoe, CA (ktvl) with the intended destination of Napa, CA (kapc) on 8/28/2011. The departure was at approximately 12:00 pm. The flight en-route was uneventful. Upon approach to the Napa, CA airport (kapc), the aircraft was cleared for landing on runway 24 at approximately three miles from the airport. Approximately 1.5 miles from the airport at 1200 ft. MSL, the pilot stated that he experienced an engine power loss and decided to land the aircraft on highway 29 near the airport. The aircraft was landed on the highway with the landing gear up. The aircraft veered off the road onto a dirt shoulder and struck a metal light pole. The aircraft occupants sustained no injuries. The pilot stated that after exiting the aircraft he later returned and switched the fuel supply to the off position and disconnected the ELT and battery. The aircraft was moved to the Napa airport for examination. The aircraft was examined on 8/29/2011. The right wing fuel tank was checked and found to have 11 gallons of fuel in the tank. The left wing fuel tank was breached with a large hole due to the crash impact into a metal light pole. There was a residual amount of fuel found in the left tank contained within an absorbent pad placed in the open tank by the first responders. A preliminary examination of the aircraft revealed no obvious defects. An examination of the propeller indicates that the engine was producing torque at the time of impact with the soil adjacent the highway. All of the fuel lines in the engine compartment were found to be secured and in tact. The annual inspection of the aircraft was current. A more thorough examination of the aircraft as directed by the NTSB will be conducted at a future date.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N6052W DEPARTED SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA (KTVL) WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF NAPA, CA (KAPC) ON 8/28/2011. THE DEPARTURE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM. THE FLIGHT EN-ROUTE WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON APPROACH TO THE NAPA, CA AIRPORT (KAPC), THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT 1200 FT. MSL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY 29 NEAR THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A DIRT SHOULDER AND STRUCK A METAL LIGHT POLE. THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE LATER RETURNED AND SWITCHED THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE OFF POSITION AND DISCONNECTED THE ELT AND BATTERY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE NAPA AIRPORT FOR EXAMINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED ON 8/29/2011. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO HAVE 11 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED WITH A LARGE HOLE DUE TO THE CRASH IMPACT INTO A METAL LIGHT POLE. THERE WAS A RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED WITHIN AN ABSORBENT PAD PLACED IN THE OPEN TANK BY THE FIRST RESPONDERS. A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING TORQUE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE SOIL ADJACENT THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE FUEL LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE FOUND TO BE SECURED AND IN TACT. THE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CURRENT. A MORE THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AS DIRECTED BY THE NTSB WILL BE CONDUCTED AT A FUTURE DATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.