What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot flying in the front seat with a passenger in the back seat was performing touch-and-go landings on 22L reported that the engine went silent climbing out after the first landing at 100 feet AGL. Witness stated that with power loss the aircraft turned left about 45 degrees, the gear extended and the plane touched down and bounced approximately 20 feet in the air. The aircraft then traveled straight for about 1300 feet and struck an above ground fuel tank and a parked dual axeled fifth wheel flatbed trailer. The wings separated from the fuselage and fuselage went between the trailer and the fuel tank in a tail high attitude and landed perpendicular to the direction of flight behind the trailer.
When rescue personnel arrived the passanger had exited from the aft seat and the flying pilot was assisted out of her shoulder straps and out of her seat.
On-site investigation revealed fuel in fuel strainer. Aircraft recovery personnel observed fuel drain from each wing when lifted from accident site.
At the aircraft salvage yard the fuel pump was removed and dissembled. It had fuel in it and appeared to be in working order. The plugs were removed from the carburetor and carburetor and it had fuel in it and appeared in working order. The engine was rotated and the spline drive to the fuel pump from the accessory case worked.
The fire department shut off the fuel amf magnetos.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FLYING IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON 22L REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WENT SILENT CLIMBING OUT AFTER THE FIRST LANDING AT 100 FEET AGL. WITNESS STATED THAT WITH POWER LOSS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT ABOUT 45 DEGREES, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED STRAIGHT FOR ABOUT 1300 FEET AND STRUCK AN ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANK AND A PARKED DUAL AXELED FIFTH WHEEL FLATBED TRAILER. THE WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND FUSELAGE WENT BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND THE FUEL TANK IN A TAIL HIGH ATTITUDE AND LANDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT BEHIND THE TRAILER.
WHEN RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVED THE PASSANGER HAD EXITED FROM THE AFT SEAT AND THE FLYING PILOT WAS ASSISTED OUT OF HER SHOULDER STRAPS AND OUT OF HER SEAT.
ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL IN FUEL STRAINER. AIRCRAFT RECOVERY PERSONNEL OBSERVED FUEL DRAIN FROM EACH WING WHEN LIFTED FROM ACCIDENT SITE.
AT THE AIRCRAFT SALVAGE YARD THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED AND DISSEMBLED. IT HAD FUEL IN IT AND APPEARED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. THE PLUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CARBURETOR AND CARBURETOR AND IT HAD FUEL IN IT AND APPEARED IN WORKING ORDER. THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED AND THE SPLINE DRIVE TO THE FUEL PUMP FROM THE ACCESSORY CASE WORKED.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHUT OFF THE FUEL AMF MAGNETOS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.