What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Inbound to bil, pilot reported one engine operation. Following clearance to land and on short final the pilot declared emergency with loss of second engine. Pilot sustained head trauma which caused amnesia. ATC recordings provide the following details.
Pilot initial contact to ATC to requested landing on rnwy 28 and notified of one engine out. Pilot did not declare emergency and did not give any indication the aircraft's operational condition was degrading. Two minutes later pilot called tower and declared an emergency with both engines out. Aircraft crashed 1400 meters short of the runway. Chief of fire department stated no fuel odor, residue or other indication of fuel was present at the scene. Pictures taken by police indicate the right propeller was feathered with no signs of power-on impact. The left propeller was not feathered but also did not exhibit signs of a power-on impact typified with curled propeller tips. No post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
INBOUND TO BIL, PILOT REPORTED ONE ENGINE OPERATION. FOLLOWING CLEARANCE TO LAND AND ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH LOSS OF SECOND ENGINE. PILOT SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA WHICH CAUSED AMNESIA. ATC RECORDINGS PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS.
PILOT INITIAL CONTACT TO ATC TO REQUESTED LANDING ON RNWY 28 AND NOTIFIED OF ONE ENGINE OUT. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY AND DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THE AIRCRAFT'S OPERATIONAL CONDITION WAS DEGRADING. TWO MINUTES LATER PILOT CALLED TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH BOTH ENGINES OUT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1400 METERS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED NO FUEL ODOR, RESIDUE OR OTHER INDICATION OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AT THE SCENE. PICTURES TAKEN BY POLICE INDICATE THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED WITH NO SIGNS OF POWER-ON IMPACT. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED BUT ALSO DID NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF A POWER-ON IMPACT TYPIFIED WITH CURLED PROPELLER TIPS. NO POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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