What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had received a requestprivacy data omitted to fly the aircraft to polson. privacy data omitted. The privacy data omitted requested the pilot fly the aircraft to a nearby town to get an annual inspection done. The year prior, the pilot had delivered the aircraft to another airport for an annual as well. What the PIC did not know was that the annual inspection was never completed the year prior. When privacy data omitted asked this year, the PIC just assumed it was going in for another annual (and was in current annual).
The day of the accident privacy data omitted told the pilot that he had done the preflight and the aircraft was ready to go. He informed the pilot he had put 25 gallons of fuel in the right tank. The pilot was intending to do a preflight but since privacy data omitted is paralyzed the pilot spent time trying to get the privacy data omitted into the aircraft. Due to there being only one door the pilot had to get privacy data omitted partially in to the seat then get in himself to the left seat. During this time the pilot forgot to do a final walkaround as he had intended. He did not realize the left tank was empty of fuel. During runup the pilot checked both tanks and the gauges read at least 1/2 tank on each tank. privacy data omitted Verified that looked correct.
The pilot departed the runway after a runup and during the crosswind the engine started to fail. After turning on the fuel boost pump the engine regained power so they continued into the pattern to land. On final with gear and flaps down the engine quit again. The pilot did not have time to switch the fuel tank. Pilot landed short of the runway threshold. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO POLSON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED THE PILOT FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO A NEARBY TOWN TO GET AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DONE. THE YEAR PRIOR, THE PILOT HAD DELIVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT FOR AN ANNUAL AS WELL. WHAT THE PIC DID NOT KNOW WAS THAT THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS NEVER COMPLETED THE YEAR PRIOR. WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED THIS YEAR, THE PIC JUST ASSUMED IT WAS GOING IN FOR ANOTHER ANNUAL (AND WAS IN CURRENT ANNUAL).
THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE HAD DONE THE PREFLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS READY TO GO. HE INFORMED THE PILOT HE HAD PUT 25 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE PILOT WAS INTENDING TO DO A PREFLIGHT BUT SINCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS PARALYZED THE PILOT SPENT TIME TRYING TO GET THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INTO THE AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THERE BEING ONLY ONE DOOR THE PILOT HAD TO GET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARTIALLY IN TO THE SEAT THEN GET IN HIMSELF TO THE LEFT SEAT. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT FORGOT TO DO A FINAL WALKAROUND AS HE HAD INTENDED. HE DID NOT REALIZE THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY OF FUEL. DURING RUNUP THE PILOT CHECKED BOTH TANKS AND THE GAUGES READ AT LEAST 1/2 TANK ON EACH TANK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VERIFIED THAT LOOKED CORRECT.
THE PILOT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AFTER A RUNUP AND DURING THE CROSSWIND THE ENGINE STARTED TO FAIL. AFTER TURNING ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER SO THEY CONTINUED INTO THE PATTERN TO LAND. ON FINAL WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SWITCH THE FUEL TANK. PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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