What happened
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Fuel exhuastion near destination. Landed gear up on snow and ice covered shorline. (.4) the on-demand air taxi flight was nearing its destination with nine passengers aboard when the pilot declared an emergency due to impending fuel exhaustion. The pilot reported both engines stopped as he approached the coastline of the bering sea near Nome, Alaska. He was able to glide the airplane to shore, and landed wheels-up on the ice and snow covered terrain. Postaccident inspection of the airplane disclosed no preexisting mechanical abnormalities with the airplane. Fuel was drained from the wing fuel tanks, and yielded a total of approximately 5 ounces. The pilot wrote in his report to the NTSB that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The airplane's hobb's meter indicated 4.2 hours had elapsed from the beginning of the flight until fuel exhaustion. The pilot indicated he thought he had 4.5 hours of fuel aboard when he started the flight. (-23) no narrative.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL EXHUASTION NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED GEAR UP ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED SHORLINE. (.4) THE ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT WAS NEARING ITS DESTINATION WITH NINE PASSENGERS ABOARD WHEN THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO IMPENDING FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT REPORTED BOTH ENGINES STOPPED AS HE APPROACHED THE COASTLINE OF THE BERING SEA NEAR NOME, ALASKA. HE WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE AIRPLANE TO SHORE, AND LANDED WHEELS-UP ON THE ICE AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED NO PREEXISTING MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE WING FUEL TANKS, AND YIELDED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 5 OUNCES. THE PILOT WROTE IN HIS REPORT TO THE NTSB THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE'S HOBB'S METER INDICATED 4.2 HOURS HAD ELAPSED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT INDICATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD 4.5 HOURS OF FUEL ABOARD WHEN HE STARTED THE FLIGHT. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.
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