What happened
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On 11/02/2013 aircraft N40441 was reported by the PIC to have been pre flighted and the fuel checked for water contamination before departure from denver. No issues were reported from the primary leg of the flight from denver to Ogden; however the aircraft lost power on decent for landing at the Ogden Airport. The PIC retarded the throttle to slow the aircraft for decent and lowered the landing gear and flaps to reduce speed and keep the engine at an acceptable cooling rate as to not cold shock the engine. When the pilot was nearing the airport he began to apply power and reports the engine did not respond, his reaction was to find an immediate place to land the aircraft. The PIC selected an empty field where the pilot was able to land the aircraft with minor damage to the nose landing gear and some damage to the leading edge of the left wing. It is not considered substantial. A follow on look after the accident was performed by the leo on site and he verified the aircraft had fuel on board. : added by amendment a follow up review of the aircraft was conducted at the maintenance providers facility on 12/09/2013.fuel in very low amounts was onboard the aircraft at the facility and the maintenance provider stated they had not summped or removed any fuel from the aircraft. A review of the aircraft fuel system yielded the fuel pick up tubes in this aircraft do not go all the way out to the end of the fuel tank (wing) and are relatively short and at the lowest portion of the tank. The aircraft also has a fuel selector which only is able to select the right or left fuel tank there is no both selection. The result is that momentary fuel starvation can occur when the aircraft is making a long banking turn or if the aircraft is slipping in a direction away from the selected fuel tank keeping the fuel out at the end of the wing away from the pick up.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/02/2013 AIRCRAFT N40441 WAS REPORTED BY THE PIC TO HAVE BEEN PRE FLIGHTED AND THE FUEL CHECKED FOR WATER CONTAMINATION BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM DENVER. NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED FROM THE PRIMARY LEG OF THE FLIGHT FROM DENVER TO OGDEN; HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON DECENT FOR LANDING AT THE OGDEN AIRPORT. THE PIC RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT FOR DECENT AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS TO REDUCE SPEED AND KEEP THE ENGINE AT AN ACCEPTABLE COOLING RATE AS TO NOT COLD SHOCK THE ENGINE. WHEN THE PILOT WAS NEARING THE AIRPORT HE BEGAN TO APPLY POWER AND REPORTS THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, HIS REACTION WAS TO FIND AN IMMEDIATE PLACE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC SELECTED AN EMPTY FIELD WHERE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. IT IS NOT CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL. A FOLLOW ON LOOK AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS PERFORMED BY THE LEO ON SITE AND HE VERIFIED THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL ON BOARD. : ADDED BY AMENDMENT A FOLLOW UP REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED AT THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS FACILITY ON 12/09/2013.FUEL IN VERY LOW AMOUNTS WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE FACILITY AND THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER STATED THEY HAD NOT SUMMPED OR REMOVED ANY FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM YIELDED THE FUEL PICK UP TUBES IN THIS AIRCRAFT DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE END OF THE FUEL TANK (WING) AND ARE RELATIVELY SHORT AND AT THE LOWEST PORTION OF THE TANK. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HAS A FUEL SELECTOR WHICH ONLY IS ABLE TO SELECT THE RIGHT OR LEFT FUEL TANK THERE IS NO BOTH SELECTION. THE RESULT IS THAT MOMENTARY FUEL STARVATION CAN OCCUR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS MAKING A LONG BANKING TURN OR IF THE AIRCRAFT IS SLIPPING IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE SELECTED FUEL TANK KEEPING THE FUEL OUT AT THE END OF THE WING AWAY FROM THE PICK UP.