What happened
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Aircraft left engine lost power and pilot unable to feather engine, made emergency landing in a pasture. (.4)after performing maintenance work on the aircraft, the pilot had the aircraft fueled. 25 gallons of fuel were put into each outboard auxiliary tank. The fueler reported that the pilot removed the outboard fuel caps and he filled those tanks; the pilot then replaced the fuel caps after fueling was completed. The pilot stated he 'failed to recheck fueling and individual tanks.' The main tanks located on the inside of the engine nacelle were not filled. The pilot did a run up and partial power taxi, returned, checked the engines for leaks, and departed. After leveling off at 1500' above ground level and 10 minutes en route, the left engine lost power. The pilot switched to the auxiliary tank, the engine gained power but then quit. The pilot prepared for landing and landed in a rough field. The right main gear and nose gear came off and the fuselage wrinkled behind the cockpit. The pilot reported the next day that he checked the left main tank and found it to be 'bone dry.' (-23) the pilot/mechanic was ferrying the airplane from torrington, Wyoming, where it had been setting for a couple of years, to scottsbluff, Nebraska. Fifty gallons of fuel was put in the auxiliary tanks. The pilot departed with the fuel selectors on the main tanks. While in cruise flight, the left engine lost power. Unable to maintain altitude the pilot made a forced landing in a field. The pilot stated when he checked the left main tank it was "bone dry".
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT UNABLE TO FEATHER ENGINE, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. (.4)AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT FUELED. 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE PUT INTO EACH OUTBOARD AUXILIARY TANK. THE FUELER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT REMOVED THE OUTBOARD FUEL CAPS AND HE FILLED THOSE TANKS; THE PILOT THEN REPLACED THE FUEL CAPS AFTER FUELING WAS COMPLETED. THE PILOT STATED HE 'FAILED TO RECHECK FUELING AND INDIVIDUAL TANKS.' THE MAIN TANKS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE NACELLE WERE NOT FILLED. THE PILOT DID A RUN UP AND PARTIAL POWER TAXI, RETURNED, CHECKED THE ENGINES FOR LEAKS, AND DEPARTED. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 1500' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND 10 MINUTES EN ROUTE, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE AUXILIARY TANK, THE ENGINE GAINED POWER BUT THEN QUIT. THE PILOT PREPARED FOR LANDING AND LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR CAME OFF AND THE FUSELAGE WRINKLED BEHIND THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT HE CHECKED THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND FOUND IT TO BE 'BONE DRY.' (-23) THE PILOT/MECHANIC WAS FERRYING THE AIRPLANE FROM TORRINGTON, WYOMING, WHERE IT HAD BEEN SETTING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA. FIFTY GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PUT IN THE AUXILIARY TANKS. THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTORS ON THE MAIN TANKS. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE CHECKED THE LEFT MAIN TANK IT WAS "BONE DRY".
NTSB investigation
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