What happened
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(-23) While on an IFR flight plan from bessemer, Alabama (eky) to mobile, Alabama (bfm), N8536 was at a cruising altitude of 8,000 feet when the aircraft lost power and descended through clouds and landed in a field without damage. No emergency was declared. The pilot just kept asking for lower until radio contact was lost with houston center. On arrival at the scene the aircraft was inspected. The fuel filler cap was removed. The anti-siphon valve was in the up position. No visible fuel could be seen in the tank. The fuel sumps were checked and only a few ounces could be recovered. The outside of the aircraft was inspected for evidence of leakage and none was found. The pilot stated that she ran out of gas and the filler cap was not secured at the filler neck after the incident. (.19) on April 8, 2002, at 0900 central daylight, a rockwell international 500-S, N8536 registered to and operated by air carriers inc., made a forced landing in a field following the total loss of engine power near Jackson, Alabama. The on-demand air taxi flight was operated under the provision of title 14 CFR part 135 with an instrument flight clearance. Visual weather c onditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The airplane was not damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The flight departed bessemer, Alabama, at 0750. According to the pilot, she completed a preflight inspection of the airplane that included verification of full fuel prior to takeoff from bessemer. As the flight approached Jackson, Alabama, the pilot reported a total loss of engine power. The pilot selected an open field for an emergency landing. The pilot landed the airplane in the open field without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BESSEMER, ALABAMA (EKY) TO MOBILE, ALABAMA (BFM), N8536 WAS AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FEET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS AND LANDED IN A FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE PILOT JUST KEPT ASKING FOR LOWER UNTIL RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST WITH HOUSTON CENTER. ON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED. THE FUEL FILLER CAP WAS REMOVED. THE ANTI-SIPHON VALVE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. NO VISIBLE FUEL COULD BE SEEN IN THE TANK. THE FUEL SUMPS WERE CHECKED AND ONLY A FEW OUNCES COULD BE RECOVERED. THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE AND NONE WAS FOUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE FILLER CAP WAS NOT SECURED AT THE FILLER NECK AFTER THE INCIDENT. (.19) ON APRIL 8, 2002, AT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 500-S, N8536 REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR CARRIERS INC., MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR JACKSON, ALABAMA. THE ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CLEARANCE. VISUAL WEATHER C ONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BESSEMER, ALABAMA, AT 0750. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHE COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE THAT INCLUDED VERIFICATION OF FULL FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM BESSEMER. AS THE FLIGHT APPROACHED JACKSON, ALABAMA, THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE OPEN FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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