What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed ft. Scott, KS enroute to bulter, MO. Climped to 3000FT and leveled off. Approx. 1 minute at the cruise altitude the engine lost power. The pilot stated that the fuel pressure was between 5-7 PSI. Normal pressure is approx. 26 PSI. Procedures were executed to switch fuel tanks and turn on auxillary fuel pumps, but engine power was not established. Emergency landing procedures was initiated. The aircraft landed in a cultivated field and during rollout the nose gear contacted a small ditch and the nose gear collapsed which resulted in the aircraft turning upside down. The pilot received a sore neck and minor cuts to his hands and arms. During the investigation, the engine appeared to be operational. The propeller was removed due to damage during the landing. A temporary fuel supply was connected to the engine, since the aircraft was moved from the accident site and the wings removed. The engine would not operate until the fuel system was bled of air. The engine was started and operated normal with correct fuel pressure. The engine tech rep stated that if the fuel pumps overheat, the fuel will vapor lock and must be bled off for continued operation. This report closes this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FT. SCOTT, KS ENROUTE TO BULTER, MO. CLIMPED TO 3000FT AND LEVELED OFF. APPROX. 1 MINUTE AT THE CRUISE ALTITUDE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS BETWEEN 5-7 PSI. NORMAL PRESSURE IS APPROX. 26 PSI. PROCEDURES WERE EXECUTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND TURN ON AUXILLARY FUEL PUMPS, BUT ENGINE POWER WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CULTIVATED FIELD AND DURING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED A SMALL DITCH AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT RECEIVED A SORE NECK AND MINOR CUTS TO HIS HANDS AND ARMS. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERATIONAL. THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED DUE TO DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. A TEMPORARY FUEL SUPPLY WAS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE, SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THE WINGS REMOVED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT OPERATE UNTIL THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS BLED OF AIR. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED NORMAL WITH CORRECT FUEL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE TECH REP STATED THAT IF THE FUEL PUMPS OVERHEAT, THE FUEL WILL VAPOR LOCK AND MUST BE BLED OFF FOR CONTINUED OPERATION. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.