What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the climb from Santa barbra to mammoth at or about 8500 feet Mr. Becker, the pilot of N8234M, had just started to lean the fuel air mixture when the engine quit running completely. privacy data omitted Pitched for best glide turned to Santa yenz airport and started the emergency check list. After completing the emergency checklist the second time, privacy data omitted determined that he would not make the glide to Santa Ynez Airport and set up the ariplane for a gear up landing into a freshly plowed field about 1/2 mile south of the airport. After the landing Mr. Becker exited the airplane with no injuries and contacted the authorites.06/06/2012 the airplane was inspected by NTSB inspector elliot simpson and found one fuel tank full and one fuel tank empty, the engine was ground run with no problems.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE CLIMB FROM SANTA BARBRA TO MAMMOTH AT OR ABOUT 8500 FEET MR. BECKER, THE PILOT OF N8234M, HAD JUST STARTED TO LEAN THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING COMPLETELY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE TURNED TO SANTA YENZ AIRPORT AND STARTED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST THE SECOND TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE GLIDE TO SANTA YNEZ AIRPORT AND SET UP THE ARIPLANE FOR A GEAR UP LANDING INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER THE LANDING MR. BECKER EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES AND CONTACTED THE AUTHORITES.06/06/2012 THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED BY NTSB INSPECTOR ELLIOT SIMPSON AND FOUND ONE FUEL TANK FULL AND ONE FUEL TANK EMPTY, THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN WITH NO PROBLEMS.
NTSB investigation
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