ASHLAND, KS, USA
N99615
BURDETTE CUBY PA-11
AS THE PLT OF THE HOME-BUILT ACFT WAS RTRNG TO THE ARPT FROM A LOCAL FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A TERRACED WHEAT FIELD SHORT OF THE ARPT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. CONDITIONS WERE NOT CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICING. THE PLT RPRTD THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL FLOW PROBLEMS; HE BELIEVED THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE OCCURRENCE.
AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WITH THE KNOWN DEFICIENCY. THE UNEVEN (TERRACED) TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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