What happened
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(-23) On may 25, 2009, at around 11:40 am local, aircraft N8001V, a Beech model king air C90A, lost power to both engines and crash landed in a field just west of Yeehaw, junction, FL, the pilot, Mr. Greg kleinman, stated that while climbing to cruise in the miami area, saw an amber fuel crossfeed light illuminate. After reviewing the checklist, the pilot did not see any urgency and elected to continue the flight. While descending to an altitude of 10,000 feet, the pilot saw both fuel pressure red annunciator lights illuminate, followed by a reduction of power. At around 5,000 to 6,000 feet of altitude, while the co-pilot was looking for the pilot's emergency procedures checklist, the pilot managed to air start the left engine. While attempting to start the right engine, the left engine quit. The left engine quit about 20 to 30 seconds after restart. The pilot maneuvered the aircraft for a forced landing. The aircraft landed hard, causing substantial damage to both props, fuselage, wings and landing gear. The two passengers onboard were not injured. The aircraft was being operated by executive airlink, under part 135. The aircraft's final destination was orlando,Florida. The flight originated from ocean reef, Florida.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 25, 2009, AT AROUND 11:40 AM LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N8001V, A BEECH MODEL KING AIR C90A, LOST POWER TO BOTH ENGINES AND CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD JUST WEST OF YEEHAW, JUNCTION, FL, THE PILOT, MR. GREG KLEINMAN, STATED THAT WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE IN THE MIAMI AREA, SAW AN AMBER FUEL CROSSFEED LIGHT ILLUMINATE. AFTER REVIEWING THE CHECKLIST, THE PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY URGENCY AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. WHILE DESCENDING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET, THE PILOT SAW BOTH FUEL PRESSURE RED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, FOLLOWED BY A REDUCTION OF POWER. AT AROUND 5,000 TO 6,000 FEET OF ALTITUDE, WHILE THE CO-PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR THE PILOT'S EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST, THE PILOT MANAGED TO AIR START THE LEFT ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER RESTART. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS, FUSELAGE, WINGS AND LANDING GEAR. THE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY EXECUTIVE AIRLINK, UNDER PART 135. THE AIRCRAFT'S FINAL DESTINATION WAS ORLANDO,FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OCEAN REEF, FLORIDA.
NTSB investigation
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