What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed salt lake city international airport on December 24, 2002 and flew to blanding, Utah, which is a straight line distance of 225 NM from slc. Pilot reported he fueled at slc prior to departure and did not refuel in blanding. Pilot departed blanding on December 26, 2002 and made an emergency landing in a field in the unincorporated area south of spanish fork, Utah, at approximately 0945 MST. The field was very rough and the aircraft ended up on its back. Examination of the aircraft by FAA inspectors discovered no fuel in the right fuel tank and approximately 1/4 cup of fuel in the left fuel tank. Examination of the fuel system screens revealed them to be clean and free from obstruction. There was no fuel evident on the ground at the accident site. (.19) on December 26, 2002, at approximately 0945 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N75337, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing in an open field near spanish fork, Utah. The instrument rated private pilot was seriously injured, and his passenger received minor injuries. Keystone aviation, salt lake city, Utah, was operating the air plane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight that originated from blanding, Utah, approximately 2 hours before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said he had flown to blanding, Utah, for christmas celebrations with family members. He did not take on additional fuel before departure. The pilot said that the power failed and he performed a forced landing to an open field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over bending both wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 24, 2002 AND FLEW TO BLANDING, UTAH, WHICH IS A STRAIGHT LINE DISTANCE OF 225 NM FROM SLC. PILOT REPORTED HE FUELED AT SLC PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND DID NOT REFUEL IN BLANDING. PILOT DEPARTED BLANDING ON DECEMBER 26, 2002 AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA SOUTH OF SPANISH FORK, UTAH, AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 MST. THE FIELD WAS VERY ROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON ITS BACK. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA INSPECTORS DISCOVERED NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 CUP OF FUEL IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM SCREENS REVEALED THEM TO BE CLEAN AND FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION. THERE WAS NO FUEL EVIDENT ON THE GROUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. (.19) ON DECEMBER 26, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N75337, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR SPANISH FORK, UTAH. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. KEYSTONE AVIATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, WAS OPERATING THE AIR PLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM BLANDING, UTAH, APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD FLOWN TO BLANDING, UTAH, FOR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. HE DID NOT TAKE ON ADDITIONAL FUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE POWER FAILED AND HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER BENDING BOTH WINGS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE FIREWALL.
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