What happened
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Departed from goodnews bay at 1035AM on a flight to Bethel. privacy data omittedDeparted rwy 06 with a right turn out toward Bethel. Pilot called base with an estimate of 8 minutes out. Shortly after this call the aircraft experience a partial power loss approximately 11 NM from Bethel. Pilot partially conducted his immediate response items with no response from the engine. Pilot was not able to maintain altitude and decided to make an emergency landing in the tundra. Pilot did make a call to his base of operations on the radio announcing the fact he would be landing in the tundra and would need help. Pilot performed emergency landing checklist and pulled the mixture. Aircraft bounced a couple of times in the landing and came to rest in the tundra. The nose and right main wheels had departed the aircraft during the emergency landing. Pilot and passengers were evacuated through the pilots door and once in a safe location away from the aircraft the pilot retrieved the survival gear from the aircraft. Pilot was able to contact his base of operations on the phone and in approximately an hour they were recued. No injuries were reported. Accident investigation discovered that the right fuel tank was empty and left fuel tank contained a substantial amount of fuel at the time of the accident. The pilot switched to the left fuel tank, but only momentarily activated the electric fuel boost pump due to incorrectly identifying the problem as a failed oil pump. Pilot failed to use proper fuel management procedures and did not complete the memory (checklist) items for the loss of engine power in flight (in a timely manner) resulting in this aircraft accident.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED FROM GOODNEWS BAY AT 1035AM ON A FLIGHT TO BETHEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED RWY 06 WITH A RIGHT TURN OUT TOWARD BETHEL. PILOT CALLED BASE WITH AN ESTIMATE OF 8 MINUTES OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CALL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A PARTIAL POWER LOSS APPROXIMATELY 11 NM FROM BETHEL. PILOT PARTIALLY CONDUCTED HIS IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ITEMS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE TUNDRA. PILOT DID MAKE A CALL TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS ON THE RADIO ANNOUNCING THE FACT HE WOULD BE LANDING IN THE TUNDRA AND WOULD NEED HELP. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING CHECKLIST AND PULLED THE MIXTURE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LANDING AND CAME TO REST IN THE TUNDRA. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN WHEELS HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED THROUGH THE PILOTS DOOR AND ONCE IN A SAFE LOCATION AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT RETRIEVED THE SURVIVAL GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTACT HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS ON THE PHONE AND IN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR THEY WERE RECUED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK, BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY ACTIVATED THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP DUE TO INCORRECTLY IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED OIL PUMP. PILOT FAILED TO USE PROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND DID NOT COMPLETE THE MEMORY (CHECKLIST) ITEMS FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT (IN A TIMELY MANNER) RESULTING IN THIS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.
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