What happened
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(-23) Aircraft N35AS informed Capital City (cxy) control tower at approximately four miles out for landing that it had minimum fuel. At approximately one mile out aircraft N34AS declared an emergency and landed at cxy on runway 30 with both propellers feathered. Aircraft exited the runway and was towed to the ramp. Pilot stated he flew a five hour photo flight that originated and planned termination at cxy. He stated that about four miles from the landing airport, the "left engine surged once or twice" and he secured the left engine. At approximately one mile from landing, he shut down and feathered the operating (right) engine "to prevent engine surging during flare." Aircraft pilot operating handbook indicates 187.3 U.S. Gallons usable in wing tanks, aircraft was refueled with 185.6 gallons added to wing tanks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N35AS INFORMED CAPITAL CITY (CXY) CONTROL TOWER AT APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES OUT FOR LANDING THAT IT HAD MINIMUM FUEL. AT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OUT AIRCRAFT N34AS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT CXY ON RUNWAY 30 WITH BOTH PROPELLERS FEATHERED. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. PILOT STATED HE FLEW A FIVE HOUR PHOTO FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AND PLANNED TERMINATION AT CXY. HE STATED THAT ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM THE LANDING AIRPORT, THE "LEFT ENGINE SURGED ONCE OR TWICE" AND HE SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE. AT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM LANDING, HE SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED THE OPERATING (RIGHT) ENGINE "TO PREVENT ENGINE SURGING DURING FLARE." AIRCRAFT PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK INDICATES 187.3 U.S. GALLONS USABLE IN WING TANKS, AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED WITH 185.6 GALLONS ADDED TO WING TANKS.
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