What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During an air-attack coordination for aerial forest firefighting activities, the aircraft remained on station for approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes. Upon return to Elko, both engine started surging with a subsequent complete engine power loss. An emergency landing was performed on a nearby road and during rollout, the aircraft struck a road sign with the left and right wings. A subsequent draining of the fuel system revealed only about 1 gallon of fuel was available.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN AIR-ATTACK COORDINATION FOR AERIAL FOREST FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES. UPON RETURN TO ELKO, BOTH ENGINE STARTED SURGING WITH A SUBSEQUENT COMPLETE ENGINE POWER LOSS. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON A NEARBY ROAD AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROAD SIGN WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. A SUBSEQUENT DRAINING OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED ONLY ABOUT 1 GALLON OF FUEL WAS AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.