What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1000 feet MSL and 4 NM from kecp while on a visual approach to runway 16, pilot experienced a loss of engine power. Pilot leaned the mixture to no effect. Pilot then pushed all engine controls forward, also with no effect. Engine continued to lose power. Pilot attempted to make an emergency landing on road but was unable to clear powerlines. Airplane landed between powerlines and treeline. Pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Damage to aircraft included: broken nose wheel, underside fuselage metal bent, both wings bent and broken at spar attach point. Investigation revealed no fuel in left main tank. Aircraft recovery team drained fuel from right main and aux tanks but not left main or aux tanks. Some fuel was noted on the ground around the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MSL AND 4 NM FROM KECP WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT LEANED THE MIXTURE TO NO EFFECT. PILOT THEN PUSHED ALL ENGINE CONTROLS FORWARD, ALSO WITH NO EFFECT. ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR POWERLINES. AIRPLANE LANDED BETWEEN POWERLINES AND TREELINE. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED: BROKEN NOSE WHEEL, UNDERSIDE FUSELAGE METAL BENT, BOTH WINGS BENT AND BROKEN AT SPAR ATTACH POINT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL IN LEFT MAIN TANK. AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TEAM DRAINED FUEL FROM RIGHT MAIN AND AUX TANKS BUT NOT LEFT MAIN OR AUX TANKS. SOME FUEL WAS NOTED ON THE GROUND AROUND THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
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