What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted began an approach to ksaf runway 28 with winds reported to be from 330 @ 26, G45. He elected to abort the landing and divert to albuquerque, NM. At approximately 7300 feet MSL, the engine lost power. The engine quit and the pilot privacy data omitted attempted a forced landing on a mesa, approximately 3 miles sw of ksaf. Marks on the ground indicate a ground run of approximately 300 feet with the aircraft coming to rest on a prairie dog mound. All three landing gear legs and the right wing were sheared off. Visual inspection of the fuel tanks indicated approximately 5 gallons in the right wing and no fuel in the left wing. Fuel selector lever was in the left tank position. No fuel spills were evident in the area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN AN APPROACH TO KSAF RUNWAY 28 WITH WINDS REPORTED TO BE FROM 330 @ 26, G45. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND DIVERT TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. AT APPROXIMATELY 7300 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A MESA, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SW OF KSAF. MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE A GROUND RUN OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON A PRAIRIE DOG MOUND. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR LEGS AND THE RIGHT WING WERE SHEARED OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING AND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT WING. FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WAS IN THE LEFT TANK POSITION. NO FUEL SPILLS WERE EVIDENT IN THE AREA.
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