What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot intended to land at meridian, MS. The aircraft was on descent into MEI. At 4500' the low pressure fuel light illuminated, then the aircraft lost all engine power. The pilot declared and emergency and landed on county road 630 east of Quitman, MS. During descent, the aircraft made contact with tree branches over the edge of the roadway. After landing, the aircraft veered and came to rest in a ditch on the east side of the road. Propeller contact marks were visible on the roadway. The pilot stated he departed tampa, FL full of fuel and when the engine quit is sounded like fuel exhaustion. No signs or smell of fuel were visible at the accident scene. During aircraft recovery, no signs of usable fuel were noted.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT INTENDED TO LAND AT MERIDIAN, MS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON DESCENT INTO MEI. AT 4500' THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD 630 EAST OF QUITMAN, MS. DURING DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH TREE BRANCHES OVER THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. PROPELLER CONTACT MARKS WERE VISIBLE ON THE ROADWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED TAMPA, FL FULL OF FUEL AND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT IS SOUNDED LIKE FUEL EXHAUSTION. NO SIGNS OR SMELL OF FUEL WERE VISIBLE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY, NO SIGNS OF USABLE FUEL WERE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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