What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman departed kfok enroute to kfrg on a VFR flight. Upon entering the traffic patter for runway 1 at kfrg he was told to extend downwind for other landing traffic. On about a 3 mile final the airman was asked by air traffic to execute s turns for spacing as he was gaining on the aircraft in front of him. During an s turn to the right the engine lost power. The PIC immediately established best glide and switched from the right tank to the left tank. He was unable to restart the engine. The airman proceed to glide straight ahead and landed in the woods adjacent to the westbound lanes of the southern state parkway directly south of runway 1 threshold at kfrg. The left wing struck a lightpole and destroyed the left fuel tank. Upon visual inspection of the right fuel tank on scene there was only about 1/2 inch of fuel in the bottom of the tank. Notably unusable fuel that would not reach the fuel drain. No deformation of the right tank was noted. Fuel quantity in the left tank could not be determined. There was no post crash fire. The PIC claimed he had 18 gallons in the left tank and 10 gallons in the right tank when he departed kfok. Post accident inspection of the fuel lines revealed no fuel was found in the fuel lines directly before and after the fuel divider as well as no fuel found in the fuel supply lines.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN DEPARTED KFOK ENROUTE TO KFRG ON A VFR FLIGHT. UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTER FOR RUNWAY 1 AT KFRG HE WAS TOLD TO EXTEND DOWNWIND FOR OTHER LANDING TRAFFIC. ON ABOUT A 3 MILE FINAL THE AIRMAN WAS ASKED BY AIR TRAFFIC TO EXECUTE S TURNS FOR SPACING AS HE WAS GAINING ON THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM. DURING AN S TURN TO THE RIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE AND SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT TANK. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE AIRMAN PROCEED TO GLIDE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND LANDED IN THE WOODS ADJACENT TO THE WESTBOUND LANES OF THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY DIRECTLY SOUTH OF RUNWAY 1 THRESHOLD AT KFRG. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A LIGHTPOLE AND DESTROYED THE LEFT FUEL TANK. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK ON SCENE THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 1/2 INCH OF FUEL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. NOTABLY UNUSABLE FUEL THAT WOULD NOT REACH THE FUEL DRAIN. NO DEFORMATION OF THE RIGHT TANK WAS NOTED. FUEL QUANTITY IN THE LEFT TANK COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PIC CLAIMED HE HAD 18 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND 10 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK WHEN HE DEPARTED KFOK. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL LINES REVEALED NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES DIRECTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THE FUEL DIVIDER AS WELL AS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE FUEL SUPPLY LINES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.