What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft made a forced landing in a bean field after the engine lost power near the Marshalltown Municipal Airport. The aircraft nosed over after landing in the field and sustained substantial damage.
On the day after the accident,the wings were rocked back and forth and no sloshing of fuel could be heard. Both wing fuel caps were removed and no fuel leaked out.
On 09/18/2014, the aircraft was recovered from the farm field. The investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies, no evidence of fuel in the fuel tanks, and no fuel that had leaked from the aircraft. Fuel was added to the right fuel tank and the engine was started. It ran normal for 30 to 45 seconds before being shut down.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER NEAR THE MARSHALLTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING IN THE FIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
ON THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT,THE WINGS WERE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND NO SLOSHING OF FUEL COULD BE HEARD. BOTH WING FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED AND NO FUEL LEAKED OUT.
ON 09/18/2014, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE FARM FIELD.THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS, AND NO FUEL THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. IT RAN NORMAL FOR 30 TO 45 SECONDS BEFORE BEING SHUT DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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