What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and the aircraft owner (owner does not hold a FAA certificate) departed denton airport (dto) between 2100 and 2200 local time for north Texas regional airport (gyi) to practice takeoffs and landings. Following multiple circuits in the traffic pattern and a short break on the ground at gyi, the pilot and occupant departed the area for Gainesville airport (gle) for a fuel stop before proceeding to dto. While enroute to gle, the occupant noticed the fuel pressure dropped to zero and the pilot turned on the electric boost pump and the fuel pressure indication returned to normal. During the landing on runway 18, the pilot executed a go-around to avoid possible wild life. In the climb, the engine lost power and the pilot attempted to return to the runway, impacting the ground on short final to runway 36 between 2359 and 0030 local time. During the on-scene investigation, the left wing was found empty of fuel and the right wing, which became detached from the fuselage during the impact, had no fuel in it nor did any sign of noticeable fuel on the ground was found. During separate interviews with the pilot and occupant, both reported the engine had been operating normally until its sudden loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT OWNER (OWNER DOES NOT HOLD A FAA CERTIFICATE) DEPARTED DENTON AIRPORT (DTO) BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200 LOCAL TIME FOR NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (GYI) TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. FOLLOWING MULTIPLE CIRCUITS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND A SHORT BREAK ON THE GROUND AT GYI, THE PILOT AND OCCUPANT DEPARTED THE AREA FOR GAINESVILLE AIRPORT (GLE) FOR A FUEL STOP BEFORE PROCEEDING TO DTO. WHILE ENROUTE TO GLE, THE OCCUPANT NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE PILOT TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP AND THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND TO AVOID POSSIBLE WILD LIFE. IN THE CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING THE GROUND ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 36 BETWEEN 2359 AND 0030 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION, THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND EMPTY OF FUEL AND THE RIGHT WING, WHICH BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE DURING THE IMPACT, HAD NO FUEL IN IT NOR DID ANY SIGN OF NOTICEABLE FUEL ON THE GROUND WAS FOUND. DURING SEPARATE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOT AND OCCUPANT, BOTH REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL ITS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.