What happened
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On October 13, 2011 a twin engine Piper Aerostar 600 model airplane departed Charleston executive airport (jzi) destined for west palm beach,(pbi) FL. At approximately 30 minutes into the flight the right engine lost power and within minutes the left engine lost power as well. The aircraft was landed in a marsh 4 miles south of mt. Pleasant airport, south carolina. There were no injuries to the two individuals on board. Both engines appeared to be at idle operation at touchdown. It was also noted at the time that the fuel cap areas showed signs of fuel stains streaking back on the wing. On nov. 7, 2011 the airplane was air lifted to mt. Pleasant airort, MT. Pleasant, SC. The aircraft nose section was placed on wooden pallets, because it was learned that the nose gear upper brace had been damaged during landing. On nov.14, 2011, FAA witnessed the operation of N3643D at the mt. Pleasant airport. The left and right engine fuel systems were opened up and all the fuel was drained into a container and visually analyzed, with no contaniments found. The fuel tanks were sumped at the fuselage sump drains and no contaniments were found. The fuel systems were reconnected and the airplane was serviced with 10 gallons of new fuel in each wing tank. Both engines were started. Both engines were operated for 30 minutes, during the 30 minutes of operation, both engines accellerated normally, idled normally, and all engine instruments on both engines indicated normal readings. No other abnormalities were found except the right engine had a slight miss during its operation, however the engine developed power with no problem. The engine controls in the cockpit operated normally. Both boost pumps and engine driven pumps operated normally.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 13, 2011 A TWIN ENGINE PIPER AEROSTAR 600 MODEL AIRPLANE DEPARTED CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (JZI) DESTINED FOR WEST PALM BEACH,(PBI) FL. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND WITHIN MINUTES THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A MARSH 4 MILES SOUTH OF MT. PLEASANT AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD. BOTH ENGINES APPEARED TO BE AT IDLE OPERATION AT TOUCHDOWN. IT WAS ALSO NOTED AT THE TIME THAT THE FUEL CAP AREAS SHOWED SIGNS OF FUEL STAINS STREAKING BACK ON THE WING. ON NOV. 7, 2011 THE AIRPLANE WAS AIR LIFTED TO MT. PLEASANT AIRORT, MT. PLEASANT, SC. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE SECTION WAS PLACED ON WOODEN PALLETS, BECAUSE IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE NOSE GEAR UPPER BRACE HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING LANDING.ON NOV.14, 2011, FAA WITNESSED THE OPERATION OF N3643D AT THE MT. PLEASANT AIRPORT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SYSTEMS WERE OPENED UP AND ALL THE FUEL WAS DRAINED INTO A CONTAINER AND VISUALLY ANALYZED, WITH NO CONTANIMENTS FOUND. THE FUEL TANKS WERE SUMPED AT THE FUSELAGE SUMP DRAINS AND NO CONTANIMENTS WERE FOUND. THE FUEL SYSTEMS WERE RECONNECTED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SERVICED WITH 10 GALLONS OF NEW FUEL IN EACH WING TANK. BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED. BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATED FOR 30 MINUTES, DURING THE 30 MINUTES OF OPERATION, BOTH ENGINES ACCELLERATED NORMALLY, IDLED NORMALLY, AND ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ON BOTH ENGINES INDICATED NORMAL READINGS. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND EXCEPT THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A SLIGHT MISS DURING ITS OPERATION, HOWEVER THE ENGINE DEVELOPED POWER WITH NO PROBLEM.THE ENGINE CONTROLS IN THE COCKPIT OPERATED NORMALLY. BOTH BOOST PUMPS AND ENGINE DRIVEN PUMPS OPERATED NORMALLY.
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