What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported that on final approach to runway 18 at Tupelo Regional Airport, (tup) in Tupelo, MS the aircraft lost engine power at approximately 600 feet off the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground in a field on the north sided of west jackson street extended, bounced back into the air and impacted the ground a second time inside the fence of the Tupelo airport property approximately 100 - 150 feet of the southwest side of the airway and ILS antenna which is approximately 975 feet from the end of runway 18. Fuel selector was found in the left fuel tank position and fuel was observed leaking from the left wing, the amount was not verified. Photos provided by the airport authority show blue fluid was evident on the underside of the left wing. The pilot was the only person onboard and received bruises and lacerations. Aircraft was severely damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT, (TUP) IN TUPELO, MS THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDED OF WEST JACKSON STREET EXTENDED, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND IMPACTED THE GROUND A SECOND TIME INSIDE THE FENCE OF THE TUPELO AIRPORT PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 100 - 150 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRWAY AND ILS ANTENNA WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 975 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 18. FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK POSITION AND FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE LEFT WING, THE AMOUNT WAS NOT VERIFIED. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY SHOW BLUE FLUID WAS EVIDENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND RECEIVED BRUISES AND LACERATIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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