What happened
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(-19) On March 21, 2001, approx. 1329 PST, a Mooney M20A, N8346E, registered to and being operated by martin specialities, inc., and being flown by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a collision with trees and terrain while executing a forced landing following a power loss on descent into the troutdale airport, troputdale, Oregon. The pilot sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR part 91, and originated from tracy, California. The a/c was several iles south of its destination (troutdale airport) when the engine lost all power. The pilot executed an emergency landing to a golf course approx. 2.5 nautcial miles south of the troutdale airport. There was no indication that the pilot made a fuel stop on the approx. 475 nautical mile flight. (-23)aircraft departed tracy, CA enroute to troutdale, OR on the morning of March 21, 2001. The pilot stated that he filled the main tanks (35 gallons) and estimated 5 gallons in the aux tank for a total of 40 gallons. The pilot estimated his enroute time to be 3.5 hours. After approximately 3.5 hours of flight the engine lost power due to lack of fuel and the pilot made a forced landing on a golf course approximately 2.5 miles from troutdale airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-19) ON MARCH 21, 2001, APPROX. 1329 PST, A MOONEY M20A, N8346E, REGISTERED TO AND BEING OPERATED BY MARTIN SPECIALITIES, INC., AND BEING FLOWN BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS ON DESCENT INTO THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT, TROPUTDALE, OREGON. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM TRACY, CALIFORNIA. THE A/C WAS SEVERAL ILES SOUTH OF ITS DESTINATION (TROUTDALE AIRPORT) WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A GOLF COURSE APPROX. 2.5 NAUTCIAL MILES SOUTH OF THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PILOT MADE A FUEL STOP ON THE APPROX. 475 NAUTICAL MILE FLIGHT. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TRACY, CA ENROUTE TO TROUTDALE, OR ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 21, 2001. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FILLED THE MAIN TANKS (35 GALLONS) AND ESTIMATED 5 GALLONS IN THE AUX TANK FOR A TOTAL OF 40 GALLONS. THE PILOT ESTIMATED HIS ENROUTE TIME TO BE 3.5 HOURS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO LACK OF FUEL AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES FROM TROUTDALE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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