What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 21, 2019 at approximately 1620 PST, aircraft Cessna 172 N3863L was on approach to Port Townsend, WA airport (0S9). At this time the pilot reported that the engine started to drop rmps and then stopped. The pilot indicated that he attempted to change fuel tank selector to the right tank and start the engine again, but this failed, engine would not restart. At this time the pilot just flew the aircraft, gliding into the airport, impacted to ground short of the runway. Substantial damage to the aircraft. Minor injuries to the two pax, pilot was uninjured. Aircraft was recovered and place in a hanger two days later. No further action to the aircraft has been taken. Fuel records were retrieved from the olympia facility that fuel was topped off in the aircraft before this flight. No issues found. Engine failure unknown at this time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 PST, AIRCRAFT CESSNA 172 N3863L WAS ON APPROACH TO PORT TOWNSEND, WA AIRPORT (0S9). AT THIS TIME THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO DROP RMPS AND THEN STOPPED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE FUEL TANK SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN, BUT THIS FAILED, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT JUST FLEW THE AIRCRAFT, GLIDING INTO THE AIRPORT, IMPACTED TO GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURIES TO THE TWO PAX, PILOT WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND PLACE IN A HANGER TWO DAYS LATER. NO FURTHER ACTION TO THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN TAKEN. FUEL RECORDS WERE RETRIEVED FROM THE OLYMPIA FACILITY THAT FUEL WAS TOPPED OFF IN THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. NO ISSUES FOUND. ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
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