What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N816AB, piloted by privacy data omitted, was conducting multiple takeoffs and landings on runway 10 at New Kent county airport (W96). After takeoff, during the climbout, in the turn to crosswind, the engine quit due to fuel depletion. The pilot elected to land at the airport since it was dark and available emergency landing locations were hard to verify. The aircraft landed short of runway 28, the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft flipped upside down. The aircraft received substantial damage to the firewall, vertical stabilizer and canopy.
As the FAA filed it
N816AB, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 10 AT NEW KENT COUNTY AIRPORT (W96). AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING THE CLIMBOUT, IN THE TURN TO CROSSWIND, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT SINCE IT WAS DARK AND AVAILABLE EMERGENCY LANDING LOCATIONS WERE HARD TO VERIFY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 28, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND CANOPY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.