What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Preflighted his aircraft N2367R at spruce creek Florida 7FL6 on the morning of dec 3 2016. He states that he filled both tanks with fuel then after noon at approx 1410 local, departed for klee on a VFR flight without flight flowing. The flight took aprox 25 minutes. He then departed klee after radio mx for kand. After passing khqu privacy data omitted decided that he did not have enough fuel to make it to kand. He turned around and set khqu as the new destination. The engine stopped and privacy data omitted changed tanks. The engine started back up and ran until downwind leg where it shut off again. privacy data omitted States that it ran momentarily again after switching tanks but did not continue to run. privacy data omitted Turned base and final and landed on the airport property approximately 500 feet short of runway 28. The aircraft struck the ILS localizer and runway light antenna destroying the antenna and ripping both wings off of the aircraft. There is no evidence of post crash fire. privacy data omitted And his passenger were met at the scene by the fire departement which is located on the airport property. privacy data omitted Had a small cut on his forehead but refused treatment. There were no other injuries.
Investigation of the wreckage yielded no evidence of fuel on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. The fuel tanks appeared to be intact with no evidence of fuel leaks found anywhere in the wreckage. The engine was able to be turned completely by hand. The propeller had damage consistent with low energy and low or no power at the time of the accident. The log books show no recent mx work on or near the fuel system of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREFLIGHTED HIS AIRCRAFT N2367R AT SPRUCE CREEK FLORIDA 7FL6 ON THE MORNING OF DEC 3 2016. HE STATES THAT HE FILLED BOTH TANKS WITH FUEL THEN AFTER NOON AT APPROX 1410 LOCAL, DEPARTED FOR KLEE ON A VFR FLIGHT WITHOUT FLIGHT FLOWING. THE FLIGHT TOOK APROX 25 MINUTES. HE THEN DEPARTED KLEE AFTER RADIO MX FOR KAND. AFTER PASSING KHQU ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE IT TO KAND. HE TURNED AROUND AND SET KHQU AS THE NEW DESTINATION. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHANGED TANKS. THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AND RAN UNTIL DOWNWIND LEG WHERE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT IT RAN MOMENTARILY AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING TANKS BUT DID NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED BASE AND FINAL AND LANDED ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ILS LOCALIZER AND RUNWAY LIGHT ANTENNA DESTROYING THE ANTENNA AND RIPPING BOTH WINGS OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF POST CRASH FIRE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE MET AT THE SCENE BY THE FIRE DEPARTEMENT WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD BUT REFUSED TREATMENT. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES.
INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE YIELDED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FUEL TANKS APPEARED TO BE INTACT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE WRECKAGE. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY BY HAND. THE PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH LOW ENERGY AND LOW OR NO POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LOG BOOKS SHOW NO RECENT MX WORK ON OR NEAR THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE AIRCRAFT.