What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed short of runway 18 at ojc. When the aircraft transitioned from the unpaved surface to the paved surface of the runway, the nose gear caught the edge of the paved surface and flipped the aircraft upside down on it's wings causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot reported to inspectors during the investigation that he experienced "engine issues and was unable to produce power". The pilot reset all flight controls and fuel selector to the off position immediately following the accident prior to first responder arrival. Post accident defueling of the aircraft prior to relocation to a secure area revealed there was no fuel in the left tank, and 14 gallons of usable fuel in the right tank. Post-accident investigation revealed no engine issues to explain the pilot complaint of engine issues. Free movement of the engine was checked, and spark was present on all cylinders as well as each mag. No fuel obstructions or loss of continuity of fuel lines from the tanks to the engine. Based upon the discovery of the left tank empty of fuel post-accident, and no fuel spill present at the accident or in the secure area, cause of the accident is defined as fuel depletion resulting in loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 18 AT OJC. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED FROM THE UNPAVED SURFACE TO THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE PAVED SURFACE AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN ON IT'S WINGS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED TO INSPECTORS DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT HE EXPERIENCED "ENGINE ISSUES AND WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE POWER". THE PILOT RESET ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT PRIOR TO FIRST RESPONDER ARRIVAL. POST ACCIDENT DEFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO RELOCATION TO A SECURE AREA REVEALED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND 14 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ENGINE ISSUES TO EXPLAIN THE PILOT COMPLAINT OF ENGINE ISSUES. FREE MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED, AND SPARK WAS PRESENT ON ALL CYLINDERS AS WELL AS EACH MAG. NO FUEL OBSTRUCTIONS OR LOSS OF CONTINUITY OF FUEL LINES FROM THE TANKS TO THE ENGINE. BASED UPON THE DISCOVERY OF THE LEFT TANK EMPTY OF FUEL POST-ACCIDENT, AND NO FUEL SPILL PRESENT AT THE ACCIDENT OR IN THE SECURE AREA, CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS DEFINED AS FUEL DEPLETION RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.