What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 5, 2011, at approximately 1823 CST, a Socata tbm 850, registration number N850SY, was enroute from cwa to ugn when the pilot reported to mke ATCT that he was having a fuel pressure problem with his aircraft, but would continue to ugn; the aircraft was approximately 5 miles north of mwc at this time. After several more radio transmissions to mke ATCT, the pilot reported he was losing power and said "I think I can make Racine here". Approximately three minutes later the pilot reported to mke ATCT "I don't think I'm gonna make Racine" and then "try this field". The aircraft impacted a flat farm field approximately 2.8 miles southwest of rac. The aircraft was being operated by privacy data omitted, a commercial certificated pilot, as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1823 CST, A SOCATA TBM 850, REGISTRATION NUMBER N850SY, WAS ENROUTE FROM CWA TO UGN WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED TO MKE ATCT THAT HE WAS HAVING A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM WITH HIS AIRCRAFT, BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO UGN; THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF MWC AT THIS TIME. AFTER SEVERAL MORE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS TO MKE ATCT, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LOSING POWER AND SAID "I THINK I CAN MAKE RACINE HERE". APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER THE PILOT REPORTED TO MKE ATCT "I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA MAKE RACINE" AND THEN "TRY THIS FIELD". THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FLAT FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.