What happened
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Acft engine quit, and the acft landed several hundred feet short of the rw y at Osceola. (.19) on June 16, 1999, at 1730 central daylight time (CDT), a north American Navion L-17A, N109F, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain after undershooting the runway during a forced landing in Osceola, Wisconsin. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight departed anoka, Minnesota, at 1600 CDT, and was destined for rice lake, Wisconsin. A loss of engine power was experienced during cruise flight. The airplane touched down 1,000 feet short of the runway at the Simenstad municipal airport, Osceola, Wisconsin. The airplane touched down in a corn field, traveled across a road, and contacted a ditch prior to coming to a stop. (-23) Mr. Erickson stated after the engine had quit running he switched to the auxillary tank. The engine did not re-start and then he switched back to the former tank in use. Engine started and ran briefly two times. At this time his attention was directed to the landing. The auxillary fuel tank had approximately 18 g allons of fuel. Both tip tanks and main fuel tank were looked in visually and there was no fuel in any of the three. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE QUIT, AND THE ACFT LANDED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SHORT OF THE RW Y AT OSCEOLA. (.19) ON JUNE 16, 1999, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A NORTH AMERICAN NAVION L-17A, N109F, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER UNDERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY DURING A FORCED LANDING IN OSCEOLA, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ANOKA, MINNESOTA, AT 1600 CDT, AND WAS DESTINED FOR RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN. A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 1,000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT THE SIMENSTAD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OSCEOLA, WISCONSIN. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A CORN FIELD, TRAVELED ACROSS A ROAD, AND CONTACTED A DITCH PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP. (-23) MR. ERICKSON STATED AFTER THE ENGINE HAD QUIT RUNNING HE SWITCHED TO THE AUXILLARY TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RE-START AND THEN HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE FORMER TANK IN USE. ENGINE STARTED AND RAN BRIEFLY TWO TIMES. AT THIS TIME HIS ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TO THE LANDING. THE AUXILLARY FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 18 G ALLONS OF FUEL. BOTH TIP TANKS AND MAIN FUEL TANK WERE LOOKED IN VISUALLY AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN ANY OF THE THREE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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