What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 9th 2019 N2177W landed in Fayette County Airport. The PIC was privacy data omitted.
The PIC got gas for his aircraft and approx. 1500 started to taxi the aircraft to the runway.
The PIC conducted his takeoff procedures, and run up and proceeded to takeoff.
About 500 feet above the runway the engine shutdown.
The PIC was able to land the aircraft in open field just south of the runway.
The aircraft came to stop and the PIC checked the fuel selector valve, he noticed the fuel selector valve was in the close position.
The PIC selected the valve to one of two tanks.
The PIC then started the engine back up and commenced to conduct a soft field takeoff.
The aircraft hit an embankment, and lifted into the air.
With insufficient airspeed, the aircraft landed hard with mains hitting the ground. The nose landing gear was torn from the aircraft causing a rupture in the fuel tanks.
The aircraft came to rest nose down and caught on fire.
The PIC was able to exit the aircraft with no injury.
The aircraft was completely destroyed in a post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 9TH 2019 N2177W LANDED IN FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PIC WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
THE PIC GOT GAS FOR HIS AIRCRAFT AND APPROX. 1500 STARTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY.
THE PIC CONDUCTED HIS TAKEOFF PROCEDURES, AND RUN UP AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF.
ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN.
THE PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN OPEN FIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP AND THE PIC CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, HE NOTICED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN THE CLOSE POSITION.
THE PIC SELECTED THE VALVE TO ONE OF TWO TANKS.
THE PIC THEN STARTED THE ENGINE BACK UP AND COMMENCED TO CONDUCT A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.
THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN EMBANKMENT, AND LIFTED INTO THE AIR.
WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD WITH MAINS HITTING THE GROUND. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A RUPTURE IN THE FUEL TANKS.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.
THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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