What happened
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(.19)On February 27, 1999, approxiamtely 1210 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-23-250 aztec, N6574Y, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of power on both engines near Lamar, Colorado. The airline transport rated pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot (the pilot had just purchased the airplane) under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorolocical condtions prevailed for the cross-country personel flight which originated from fort worth meacham international airport, fort worth, Texas, approximately 2 hours 50 minutes prior to the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, he had used all the fuel in the auxiliary tanks and had switched back to the mains. Approximately 20 minutes later, the left engine lost power. After several attempted restarts, the other engine lost power. He landed the airplane in an alfalfa field. During landing rollout, he pulled the airplane back into the air to hop an irrigation ditch. The field on the other side was freshly plowed and the nose wheel landing gear separated from the airplane when it contacted the soft earth. Subsequently, the nose cone was pushed up and back, and both engine mounts were bent. Postaccident examination of the main fuel tanks revealed that approxiamtely 8 gallons had been used from each.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON FEBRUARY 27, 1999, APPROXIAMTELY 1210 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250 AZTEC, N6574Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER ON BOTH ENGINES NEAR LAMAR, COLORADO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT (THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE) UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOCICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONEL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS 50 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD USED ALL THE FUEL IN THE AUXILIARY TANKS AND HAD SWITCHED BACK TO THE MAINS. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTED RESTARTS, THE OTHER ENGINE LOST POWER. HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, HE PULLED THE AIRPLANE BACK INTO THE AIR TO HOP AN IRRIGATION DITCH. THE FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS FRESHLY PLOWED AND THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE WHEN IT CONTACTED THE SOFT EARTH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE CONE WAS PUSHED UP AND BACK, AND BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BENT. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT APPROXIAMTELY 8 GALLONS HAD BEEN USED FROM EACH.
NTSB investigation
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