What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A Piper PA-34-220T departed barnet airport (bmq) on July 11, 2003, for a round robin flight to addison (ADS) and return. On the return flight, the pilot noticed the fuel gauges were indicating a greater fuel usage than should be seen at the applied power setting. Pilot elected to make a precautionary landing at Georgetown (gtu), on final approach both engines lost power simultaneously. Pilot was unable to make Georgetown and diverted to an open field and crashed short of the field. Both wings and fuel cells were torn from the aircraft at time of impact. There was no post fire or any indication of fuel at the site. The pilot and two passengers were not injured on this FAR 91 conducted flight. Accident has been referred to the safety program manager.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A PIPER PA-34-220T DEPARTED BARNET AIRPORT (BMQ) ON JULY 11, 2003, FOR A ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT TO ADDISON (ADS) AND RETURN. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING A GREATER FUEL USAGE THAN SHOULD BE SEEN AT THE APPLIED POWER SETTING. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT GEORGETOWN (GTU), ON FINAL APPROACH BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER SIMULTANEOUSLY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE GEORGETOWN AND DIVERTED TO AN OPEN FIELD AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE FIELD. BOTH WINGS AND FUEL CELLS WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE OR ANY INDICATION OF FUEL AT THE SITE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED ON THIS FAR 91 CONDUCTED FLIGHT. ACCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER.
NTSB investigation
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