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Wyatt, MO
The accident airplane collided with a ditch during a forced landing. The landing occurred after the airplane sustained a partial loss of power in the right engine, followed by a total loss of power in the left engine. The unregistered airplane was being operated as a ferry flight. The pilot stated that the right engine began running rough about 15 minutes into the flight. About 15 minutes later the left engine stopped. He attempted a restart and was not successful. He reported he could not maintain altitude and selected a road for landing. When he observed vehicles on the road he selected, he ultimately landed in a wheat field. The airplane struck the ditch during the landing roll. After accident inspection of the airplane showed a defective right magneto on the right engine. A defective diaphragm was discovered in the left engine throttle body. A map review shows the pilot overflew two suitable airports after the right engine began running rough.
AN IMPROPER DECISION DURING FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT IN COMMAND OVERFLEW TWO SUITABLE LANDING AREAS AFTER A PARTIAL POWER LOSS IN ONE ENGINE. THE MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE ENGINES WERE FACTORS IN THE ENGINE.
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE LANDING OCCURRED AFTER THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE UNREGISTERED AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A FERRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE LEFT ENGINE STOPPED. HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE REPORTED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND SELECTED A ROAD FOR LANDING. WHEN HE OBSERVED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD HE SELECTED AND ULTIMATELY LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DITCH DURING THE LANDING ROLL. AFTER ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED A DEFECTIVE RIGHT MAGNETO ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. A DEFECTIVE DIAPHRAGM WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE BODY. A MAP REVIEW SHOWS THE PILOT OVERFLEW TWO SUITABLE AIRPORTS AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH.