What happened
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(-23) On July 8, 2000, at 0310 MDT, a Cessna CE402-A, N402NA, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing near Del City, TX. The commercial PIC & his pilot rated passenger were not injured. Night VMC conditions prevailed and the flight was on an IFR flight plan. The flight originated out of charlotte NC, made a fuel stop in denton, TX, and was destined to el paso, TX. privacy data omitted Aircraft found with both mains empty & 20 gallons in left aux & 10 gallons in right aux. Left fuel selector on left main & right selector off. (.4)at 11,000 feet, the left engine lost power when the pilot attempted to switch the fuel selector from the left main fuel tank to the left auxiliary fuel tank. The pilot stated that he was unable to restart the left engine after several attempts despite 'intensive trouble shooting' as per the checklist, and was unable to feather the left propeller during securing procedures. The pilot stated he used all the remaining fuel in the right tip tank, left tip tank, and the right auxiliary tank, and while descending to land, the right engine lost power due to fuel starvation. The pilot initiated a forced landing, and the airplane landed gear-up in high desert terrain. The pilot stated that upon landing he relocated the right engine's fuel selector to the off position in an effort to prevent a fire. After the accident, an FAA inspector found the fuel selectors for the left and right engines in the main and off positions, respectively. Usable fuel was found in both the left and right auxiliary fuel tanks. The pilot had a total of 15 flight hours in the accident airplane make and model, which included the accident flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 8, 2000, AT 0310 MDT, A CESSNA CE402-A, N402NA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR DEL CITY, TX. THE COMMERCIAL PIC & HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF CHARLOTTE NC, MADE A FUEL STOP IN DENTON, TX, AND WAS DESTINED TO EL PASO, TX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT FOUND WITH BOTH MAINS EMPTY & 20 GALLONS IN LEFT AUX & 10 GALLONS IN RIGHT AUX. LEFT FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT MAIN & RIGHT SELECTOR OFF. (.4)AT 11,000 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS DESPITE 'INTENSIVE TROUBLE SHOOTING' AS PER THE CHECKLIST, AND WAS UNABLE TO FEATHER THE LEFT PROPELLER DURING SECURING PROCEDURES. THE PILOT STATED HE USED ALL THE REMAINING FUEL IN THE RIGHT TIP TANK, LEFT TIP TANK, AND THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK, AND WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR-UP IN HIGH DESERT TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING HE RELOCATED THE RIGHT ENGINE'S FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT A FIRE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THE FUEL SELECTORS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES IN THE MAIN AND OFF POSITIONS, RESPECTIVELY. USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 15 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL, WHICH INCLUDED THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
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