From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student was flying solo in the airport vicinity and was returning to land. The fuel selector was inadvertently moved to the off position before landing which caused an engine failure. The aircraft made an off airport landing in a field and impacted a small fence before coming to rest about 6NM south of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT WAS FLYING SOLO IN THE AIRPORT VICINITY AND WAS RETURNING TO LAND. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS INADVERTENTLY MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION BEFORE LANDING WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD AND IMPACTED A SMALL FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST ABOUT 6NM SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.
Other reports on N8222F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.