What happened
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On February 6, 2023 at approximately 13:20 local time, aircraft privacy data omitted, a Beech F33A aircraft, on a part 91, VFR flight plan with the pilot on board landed at privacy data omitted. The aircraft departed appleton international airport, appleton, WI (katw) at approximately 11:56 local time. During departure the pilot reported climbing to 6,00FT. Pilot reported passing through 5,000 feet the engine quit. He stated he attempted to restart the engine but the restart failed to start. He stated he did not have enough altitude to return to katw so he picked a field and landed with gear up and 20 degrees flaps. The aircraft came to rest near a house upright and level. The gear was up and the flaps at 20 degrees with scrapes to the bottom of the aircraft consistent with the aircraft landing on a frozen field. Damaged was found on the nose frames just aft of the aircraft exhaust. Scrapes were also noted in the same area and the exhaust pipes were crushed. No injuries were reported and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
With aircraft electrical power on, the fuel quantity indicator gauge indicated empty and the left fuel gauge and the right fuel tank gauge indicated full. With the wing fuel caps off the left tank has no fuel visible and the right tank was full of fuel
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 6, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:20 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH F33A AIRCRAFT, ON A PART 91, VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE PILOT ON BOARD LANDED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APPLETON, WI (KATW) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:56 LOCAL TIME. DURING DEPARTURE THE PILOT REPORTED CLIMBING TO 6,00FT. PILOT REPORTED PASSING THROUGH 5,000 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE RESTART FAILED TO START. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO KATW SO HE PICKED A FIELD AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP AND 20 DEGREES FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR A HOUSE UPRIGHT AND LEVEL. THE GEAR WAS UP AND THE FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES WITH SCRAPES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON A FROZEN FIELD. DAMAGED WAS FOUND ON THE NOSE FRAMES JUST AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUST. SCRAPES WERE ALSO NOTED IN THE SAME AREA AND THE EXHAUST PIPES WERE CRUSHED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
WITH AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER ON, THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED FULL. WITH THE WING FUEL CAPS OFF THE LEFT TANK HAS NO FUEL VISIBLE AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL
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