What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC reported engine quit when he selected right wing fuel tank. Switched to main tank but could not restart engine. Engine not equipped with electric starter so pilot kept engine turning using wind pushing prop but was losing altitude rapidly doing this. PIC elected to land on narrow bunco rd east of I-95. Wings struck tree branches on both sides of road which pulled aircraft to left into ditch and ended up on nose. Engine not turning so minor scratches on prop but left engine mount is bent as well as both wings sustained substantional damage due to contacting tree branches and/or ground. No injuries to pilot or persons on ground.
As the FAA filed it
PIC REPORTED ENGINE QUIT WHEN HE SELECTED RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. SWITCHED TO MAIN TANK BUT COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. ENGINE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC STARTER SO PILOT KEPT ENGINE TURNING USING WIND PUSHING PROP BUT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE RAPIDLY DOING THIS. PIC ELECTED TO LAND ON NARROW BUNCO RD EAST OF I-95. WINGS STRUCK TREE BRANCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF ROAD WHICH PULLED AIRCRAFT TO LEFT INTO DITCH AND ENDED UP ON NOSE. ENGINE NOT TURNING SO MINOR SCRATCHES ON PROP BUT LEFT ENGINE MOUNT IS BENT AS WELL AS BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIONAL DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACTING TREE BRANCHES AND/OR GROUND. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PERSONS ON GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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