What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed springfield, MO after making a fuel stop. He filled all fuel tanks. Was receiving VFR flight following enroute to Sundance airpark (khsd). Flew for approximately 1 hour while using fuel from main fuel tanks. Then switched to auxiliary fuel tanks. Flew another 45 minutes and arrived in Oklahoma City area. Oklahoma City approach terminated radar services when the pilot reported the airport in view. He turned final to runway 17 about 3 miles north of the airport and lowered his flaps to 15 degrees. The pilot stated he was at an altitude of 2,500' MSL when the left engine lost power. He was maintaining control of the aircraft when about 10 seconds after the left engine lost power, the right engine lost power. He landed the airplane gear-up in a field about 2 miles north of the airport. The aircraft was in generally good condition; however, wrinkling of the upper surfaces of both wings indicates substantial damage. The main fuel tanks were visually inspected and found to be 1/3 to 1/2 full of fuel. The auxiliary tanks were found to be empty. The fuel selector valves were in the auxiliary position for both engines. The pilot stated he was distracted by weather (lowering ceilings) and working with approach control. He said that he just forgot to switch tanks. The passenger, privacy data omitted was not injured and drove home to Arkansas after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD, MO AFTER MAKING A FUEL STOP. HE FILLED ALL FUEL TANKS. WAS RECEIVING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING ENROUTE TO SUNDANCE AIRPARK (KHSD). FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHILE USING FUEL FROM MAIN FUEL TANKS. THEN SWITCHED TO AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS. FLEW ANOTHER 45 MINUTES AND ARRIVED IN OKLAHOMA CITY AREA. OKLAHOMA CITY APPROACH TERMINATED RADAR SERVICES WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPORT IN VIEW. HE TURNED FINAL TO RUNWAY 17 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND LOWERED HIS FLAPS TO 15 DEGREES. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,500' MSL WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. HE WAS MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER. HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE GEAR-UP IN A FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN GENERALLY GOOD CONDITION; HOWEVER, WRINKLING OF THE UPPER SURFACES OF BOTH WINGS INDICATES SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE 1/3 TO 1/2 FULL OF FUEL. THE AUXILIARY TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE EMPTY. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVES WERE IN THE AUXILIARY POSITION FOR BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY WEATHER (LOWERING CEILINGS) AND WORKING WITH APPROACH CONTROL. HE SAID THAT HE JUST FORGOT TO SWITCH TANKS. THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT INJURED AND DROVE HOME TO ARKANSAS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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