What happened
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Pilot enroute from Friday harbor, WA to north las vegas, NV, experienced engine power loss at at FL 230 as indicated by a loss of manifold pressure and reduction of fuel flow from 15 gallons per hour (gph) to 3-3.5 gph. Throttle movement had no effect on engine power. He operated the emergency electric fuel fuel pump and switched fuel tanks which had no effect. He was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot declared an emergency and determined his position to be 25-30 miles north of Redmond, OR. The descent was faster than expected and the pilot could not compensate for a 80-90 degree turn to line up with rwy 22. He lowered the ldg and flaps to 10 degrees just prior to touchdown. He landed perpendicular, approximately, to the rwy and veered into the dirt where the nose gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on its nose 15-20 feet off the rwy. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ENROUTE FROM FRIDAY HARBOR, WA TO NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV, EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS AT AT FL 230 AS INDICATED BY A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND REDUCTION OF FUEL FLOW FROM 15 GALLONS PER HOUR (GPH) TO 3-3.5 GPH. THROTTLE MOVEMENT HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE POWER. HE OPERATED THE EMERGENCY ELECTRIC FUEL FUEL PUMP AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DETERMINED HIS POSITION TO BE 25-30 MILES NORTH OF REDMOND, OR. THE DESCENT WAS FASTER THAN EXPECTED AND THE PILOT COULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR A 80-90 DEGREE TURN TO LINE UP WITH RWY 22. HE LOWERED THE LDG AND FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HE LANDED PERPENDICULAR, APPROXIMATELY, TO THE RWY AND VEERED INTO THE DIRT WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE 15-20 FEET OFF THE RWY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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