From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC took off with 24 gallons from kapa for a 20 minute flight to refuel at kfly. Top descent pulled power, engine sputtered/coughed. Engine power did not come back with use of wobble pump and switching tanks. Configured aircraft with flaps and gear for off field landing. On roll out nose gear collapsed after hitting object on ground.
As the FAA filed it
PIC TOOK OFF WITH 24 GALLONS FROM KAPA FOR A 20 MINUTE FLIGHT TO REFUEL AT KFLY. TOP DESCENT PULLED POWER, ENGINE SPUTTERED/COUGHED. ENGINE POWER DID NOT COME BACK WITH USE OF WOBBLE PUMP AND SWITCHING TANKS. CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT WITH FLAPS AND GEAR FOR OFF FIELD LANDING. ON ROLL OUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING OBJECT ON GROUND.
Other reports on N725D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.