What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 8, 2011, N2611R departed whidbey island naval air station (winas) for a local flight. The aircraft was operated by the navy flying club under 14 CFR part 91.the flying club flight plan form indicated the flight would last one and a half hours, and had four and a half hours of fuel on board, with a planned departure time of 2300 hours zulu (1500 hours pacific time).at 1557 hours pacific time on the return leg of the flight to winas, the aircraft lost engine power, and crashed into a bluff while attempting to land in an open field near Coupeville, Washington. A post crash fire destroyed most of the forward fuselage, along with the aircraft flight controls, aircraft instruments, airframe fuel supply system, engine controls, engine fuel system and engine ignition system. Post accident teardown inspection of the aircraft engine found no conclusive evidence on the cause of the loss of engine power. During examination of the airframe fuel gascolator (strainer) and engine fuel flow divider, evidence of water was noted by accident investigators from Piper and Lycoming engines. Review of the aircraft maintenance records by federal aviation administration safety inspectors found no issues related to the loss of engine power on the date of the accident. The national transportation safety board retained the engine fuel servo for further examination. The united states navy is investigation the fuel storage and aircraft fuel sampling procedures at the flight school.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 8, 2011, N2611R DEPARTED WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION (WINAS) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE NAVY FLYING CLUB UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.THE FLYING CLUB FLIGHT PLAN FORM INDICATED THE FLIGHT WOULD LAST ONE AND A HALF HOURS, AND HAD FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD, WITH A PLANNED DEPARTURE TIME OF 2300 HOURS ZULU (1500 HOURS PACIFIC TIME).AT 1557 HOURS PACIFIC TIME ON THE RETURN LEG OF THE FLIGHT TO WINAS, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER, AND CRASHED INTO A BLUFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR COUPEVILLE, WASHINGTON. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED MOST OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, ALONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS, AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, AIRFRAME FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM, ENGINE CONTROLS, ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM.POST ACCIDENT TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FOUND NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE ON THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME FUEL GASCOLATOR (STRAINER) AND ENGINE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER, EVIDENCE OF WATER WAS NOTED BY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS FROM PIPER AND LYCOMING ENGINES.REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS BY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAFETY INSPECTORS FOUND NO ISSUES RELATED TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT.THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RETAINED THE ENGINE FUEL SERVO FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.THE UNITED STATES NAVY IS INVESTIGATION THE FUEL STORAGE AND AIRCRAFT FUEL SAMPLING PROCEDURES AT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.