What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he arrived at the airport that morning around 6 am for a time building flight with another rated pilot who did not show up. He was asked to fly with two other pilots to kmxa to pick up another airplane. While he waited for the other pilots to show up he took another time building flight for about 1.9 hours with another rated pilot. On his return the other two pilots were in the front seats and the accident pilot was just a passenger on the way to kmxa, where he took a nap. The accident airplane stopped in hot springs, Arkansas for fuel. After arriving the accident pilot waited for the two other pilots to preflight and test fly the other airplane. The accident pilot departed about 8:05 and ran out of fuel about 12 am, 4 hours later. The pilot had used avare flight planning app. The pilot stated that he was on base leg, thought he was high so he executed a right 270 turn to align with the runway. The engine ran rough in the turn, and the engine quit during the turn and did no restart when he went back to wings level. The pilot ended up short of the runway by 1000 and he ran into the outside of the airport fence.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT THAT MORNING AROUND 6 AM FOR A TIME BUILDING FLIGHT WITH ANOTHER RATED PILOT WHO DID NOT SHOW UP. HE WAS ASKED TO FLY WITH TWO OTHER PILOTS TO KMXA TO PICK UP ANOTHER AIRPLANE. WHILE HE WAITED FOR THE OTHER PILOTS TO SHOW UP HE TOOK ANOTHER TIME BUILDING FLIGHT FOR ABOUT 1.9 HOURS WITH ANOTHER RATED PILOT. ON HIS RETURN THE OTHER TWO PILOTS WERE IN THE FRONT SEATS AND THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS JUST A PASSENGER ON THE WAY TO KMXA, WHERE HE TOOK A NAP. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STOPPED IN HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS FOR FUEL. AFTER ARRIVING THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAITED FOR THE TWO OTHER PILOTS TO PREFLIGHT AND TEST FLY THE OTHER AIRPLANE. THE ACCIDENT PILOT DEPARTED ABOUT 8:05 AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT 12 AM, 4 HOURS LATER. THE PILOT HAD USED AVARE FLIGHT PLANNING APP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON BASE LEG, THOUGHT HE WAS HIGH SO HE EXECUTED A RIGHT 270 TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH IN THE TURN, AND THE ENGINE QUIT DURING THE TURN AND DID NO RESTART WHEN HE WENT BACK TO WINGS LEVEL. THE PILOT ENDED UP SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BY 1000 AND HE RAN INTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT FENCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.