What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft exeperience loss of power due to the flop tube in the inverted fuel tank becoming loose and dislodging, leading to fuel starvation of the engine.
Aircraft sustained only minor damage to the landing gear, prop, and outboard right wing fabric skin. Based on damage assessment, this event is categorized as an incident.
As this is a one-off, hand-built aircraft, there are no systemic or fleet-wide airworthiness concerns.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT EXEPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE FLOP TUBE IN THE INVERTED FUEL TANK BECOMING LOOSE AND DISLODGING, LEADING TO FUEL STARVATION OF THE ENGINE.
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROP, AND OUTBOARD RIGHT WING FABRIC SKIN. BASED ON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, THIS EVENT IS CATEGORIZED AS AN INCIDENT.
AS THIS IS A ONE-OFF, HAND-BUILT AIRCRAFT, THERE ARE NO SYSTEMIC OR FLEET-WIDE AIRWORTHINESS CONCERNS.