What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The privacy data omitted/operator departed greenville downtown (kgmu) with a planned fuel stop at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (ksgj) in st. Augustine, FL. The pilot's preflight planning failed to properly determine the required fuel to arrive at the destination airport with the appropriate VFR fuel reserves. While being sequenced to land, the aircraft engine failed due to fuel starvation. The pilot was able to restart the engine for a short time when the engine failed. He attempted to land on train tracks parrallel to U.S. Hwy 1. The aircraft traveled under a set of power lines and came to rest in a ditch between the train tracks and us hyw 1, approximately 2150 meters (1.1 NM) northwest of the approach end of runway.
As the FAA filed it
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/OPERATOR DEPARTED GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (KGMU) WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSGJ) IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT PLANNING FAILED TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE REQUIRED FUEL TO ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH THE APPROPRIATE VFR FUEL RESERVES. WHILE BEING SEQUENCED TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE FOR A SHORT TIME WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON TRAIN TRACKS PARRALLEL TO U.S. HWY 1. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED UNDER A SET OF POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH BETWEEN THE TRAIN TRACKS AND US HYW 1, APPROXIMATELY 2150 METERS (1.1 NM) NORTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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