What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed anderson, SC (and) with left and right tanks full of fuel with a planned destination to orlando executive (orl). The pilot stated it had been several years since the annual had been done and that was why he was flying the aircraft to orl. I verified the aircraft logbooks reflected the last annual inspection was complied with on 12/18/2014. The pilot stated he was the aircraft owner and purchased the aircraft three weeks prior to the flight and did not have a pre-buy inspection completed. The pilot stated he did not need to make any stops for additional fuel, because he knew he had enough to make the flight to orl. The pilot stated the aircraft engine acted like it was running out of fuel and he noticed according to the fuel gage, the left was empty so he switch to the right, declared and emergency and looked for the best place to land. The aircraft landed, hitting a car, between two on ramp entrances to I-4 west bound from keller road in Maitland due to fuel depletion. The propeller was not turning and the engine was not running when the aircraft landed. There no fuel in the aircraft, the right landing gear sheared off, and the right wing suffered substantial damage to include leading edge torn, bucked, wringed skin. The right side of the engine skin and cowling were also buckled and torn as well as skin buckling near the windshield.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED ANDERSON, SC (AND) WITH LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS FULL OF FUEL WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION TO ORLANDO EXECUTIVE (ORL). THE PILOT STATED IT HAD BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THE ANNUAL HAD BEEN DONE AND THAT WAS WHY HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO ORL. I VERIFIED THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS REFLECTED THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH ON 12/18/2014. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND DID NOT HAVE A PRE-BUY INSPECTION COMPLETED. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT NEED TO MAKE ANY STOPS FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL, BECAUSE HE KNEW HE HAD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE FLIGHT TO ORL. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND HE NOTICED ACCORDING TO THE FUEL GAGE, THE LEFT WAS EMPTY SO HE SWITCH TO THE RIGHT, DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LOOKED FOR THE BEST PLACE TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, HITTING A CAR, BETWEEN TWO ON RAMP ENTRANCES TO I-4 WEST BOUND FROM KELLER ROAD IN MAITLAND DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. THERE NO FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, AND THE RIGHT WING SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE LEADING EDGE TORN, BUCKED, WRINGED SKIN. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE SKIN AND COWLING WERE ALSO BUCKLED AND TORN AS WELL AS SKIN BUCKLING NEAR THE WINDSHIELD.
NTSB investigation
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