What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was enroute from nashville, TN (bna) to oakland-pontiac airport (ptk). Pilot was using left tank about new hudson, MI. The pilot reported that he first noticed EGT fluctuations so he pushed the mixture full rich and by that time the engine quit. He switched to the right tank and turned the prime/high boost on and the engine surged but failed to start. At this point the pilot turned his attention to landing and did not try further restarts. He landed on a frozen lake surface with the gear retracted and slid to shore and hit the bank with the left wing first. The ice supported the aircraft. The left wing spar is bent at the middle of the aileron. During recovery of the aircraft the right tank was found to be empty and the left had 6 gallons of fuel in it. Recovery was two days after the accident. There was no evidence of fuel leakage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NASHVILLE, TN (BNA) TO OAKLAND-PONTIAC AIRPORT (PTK). PILOT WAS USING LEFT TANK ABOUT NEW HUDSON, MI. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FIRST NOTICED EGT FLUCTUATIONS SO HE PUSHED THE MIXTURE FULL RICH AND BY THAT TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND TURNED THE PRIME/HIGH BOOST ON AND THE ENGINE SURGED BUT FAILED TO START. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO LANDING AND DID NOT TRY FURTHER RESTARTS. HE LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE SURFACE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID TO SHORE AND HIT THE BANK WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST. THE ICE SUPPORTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING SPAR IS BENT AT THE MIDDLE OF THE AILERON. DURING RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY AND THE LEFT HAD 6 GALLONS OF FUEL IN IT. RECOVERY WAS TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE.
NTSB investigation
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