What happened
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(-23) Flight was on instrument flight plan enroute from sln to den. Airplane was fueled in sln to all tanks full. This was more than enough fuel for flight and extra in case of any weather deviations. On arrival into den fuel lights came on advising that fuel was low in wind, leading edge, and tip tanks. There was some fuel left in fuselage tank but not enough to get to den. It appears that there was an undetectable fuel leak from the engine or fuel feed system. The pilot declared an emergency and landed at the Calhan, Colorado airport which was a 4565' dirt strip. The pilot could not stop the aircraft on the available runway and ran across a dirt road and approximately three hundred (300) feet into a field. The main landing gear collapsed and the wings were damaged by the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT WAS ON INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM SLN TO DEN. AIRPLANE WAS FUELED IN SLN TO ALL TANKS FULL. THIS WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLIGHT AND EXTRA IN CASE OF ANY WEATHER DEVIATIONS. ON ARRIVAL INTO DEN FUEL LIGHTS CAME ON ADVISING THAT FUEL WAS LOW IN WIND, LEADING EDGE, AND TIP TANKS. THERE WAS SOME FUEL LEFT IN FUSELAGE TANK BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET TO DEN. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS AN UNDETECTABLE FUEL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE OR FUEL FEED SYSTEM. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THE CALHAN, COLORADO AIRPORT WHICH WAS A 4565' DIRT STRIP. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND RAN ACROSS A DIRT ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED (300) FEET INTO A FIELD. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WINGS WERE DAMAGED BY THE LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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