What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot took off in this aircraft from kdto (denton airport) with 75 gallons of fuel. He picked up three passengers at dal, landmark aviation. He took these passengers to their destination in waco. He waited approximately one hour and they departed for the los colinas four seasons resort. During the landing sequence, and at about 200 ft. the fuel light illuminated, and the engine flamed out. He made an immediate turn to land at the only available flat ground at the los colinas golf club. He hit the ground with enough impact to bend the tailboom, and the transmission drag pin impacted the hard landing indicator. The vertical fin impacted the ground as it bounced and spun 90 degrees, bending it 6-8 inches from the tails skid. The m/r or t/r did not impact the ground. The swashplate impacted the surrounding cowl. The fuel gauge indicated zero fuel. The fuel was sumped, and there was less than 1/2 gallon, below the unusable fuel for the aircraft. The engine compartment was inspected to see if there was a fuel leak that may have caused unusual fuel burn. There was no fuel in the engine compartment or coming from any of the drain tubes.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN THIS AIRCRAFT FROM KDTO (DENTON AIRPORT) WITH 75 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE PICKED UP THREE PASSENGERS AT DAL, LANDMARK AVIATION. HE TOOK THESE PASSENGERS TO THEIR DESTINATION IN WACO. HE WAITED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND THEY DEPARTED FOR THE LOS COLINAS FOUR SEASONS RESORT. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, AND AT ABOUT 200 FT. THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO LAND AT THE ONLY AVAILABLE FLAT GROUND AT THE LOS COLINAS GOLF CLUB. HE HIT THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH IMPACT TO BEND THE TAILBOOM, AND THE TRANSMISSION DRAG PIN IMPACTED THE HARD LANDING INDICATOR. THE VERTICAL FIN IMPACTED THE GROUND AS IT BOUNCED AND SPUN 90 DEGREES, BENDING IT 6-8 INCHES FROM THE TAILS SKID. THE M/R OR T/R DID NOT IMPACT THE GROUND. THE SWASHPLATE IMPACTED THE SURROUNDING COWL. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ZERO FUEL. THE FUEL WAS SUMPED, AND THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/2 GALLON, BELOW THE UNUSABLE FUEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED UNUSUAL FUEL BURN. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR COMING FROM ANY OF THE DRAIN TUBES.
NTSB investigation
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