What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On preflight, the pilot noted that both left and right wing fuel tanks were approximately one quarter full of fuel by visually looking in the fill ports. The pilot selected the right fuel tank on the fuel selector valve during runup and departed to regain aircraft currency. After three traffic patterns and landings, the pilot taxied to the ramp to load bags and two passengers. The airplane departed for an airport 16.5 NM from the departure airport to receive fuel and engine oil services. At approximately 10 NM from the destination airport initial contact was established with the airport tower. Shortly after initial contact the pilot reported partial power loss, followed by notification of landing in a field.
Initial impact was in a soybean field located 5 NM, 045° from the destination airport. The debris field indicated a low angle, low velocity landing. The debris path was on a 271° heading and extended 197’ before the airplane came to a rest with a heading of 330°. On site the right wing fuel tank was empty and the left wing fuel tank had approximately 1” of fuel remaining.
As the FAA filed it
ON PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING FUEL TANKS WERE APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER FULL OF FUEL BY VISUALLY LOOKING IN THE FILL PORTS. THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK ON THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE DURING RUNUP AND DEPARTED TO REGAIN AIRCRAFT CURRENCY. AFTER THREE TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP TO LOAD BAGS AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FOR AN AIRPORT 16.5 NM FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT TO RECEIVE FUEL AND ENGINE OIL SERVICES. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 NM FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT INITIAL CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE AIRPORT TOWER. SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL CONTACT THE PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS, FOLLOWED BY NOTIFICATION OF LANDING IN A FIELD.
INITIAL IMPACT WAS IN A SOYBEAN FIELD LOCATED 5 NM, 045° FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE DEBRIS FIELD INDICATED A LOW ANGLE, LOW VELOCITY LANDING. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ON A 271° HEADING AND EXTENDED 197’ BEFORE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A REST WITH A HEADING OF 330°. ON SITE THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 1” OF FUEL REMAINING.
NTSB investigation
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