What happened
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(-23) During approach to the Richfield airport the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion of the left fuel tank. Pilot switched tanks, followed acceptable procedures, but the engine never regained power. Pilot executed an emergency landing to runway 01. Aircraft toughed down 500 ft short of the runway. Aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot suffered serious injuries. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that there was 17 gallons of fuel remaining on the r/h tank and that fuel flow was available to the engine fuel control unit with the electric fuel pump operating.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING APPROACH TO THE RICHFIELD AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, FOLLOWED ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURES, BUT THE ENGINE NEVER REGAINED POWER. PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 01. AIRCRAFT TOUGHED DOWN 500 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THERE WAS 17 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING ON THE R/H TANK AND THAT FUEL FLOW WAS AVAILABLE TO THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WITH THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP OPERATING.
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