Narrative:

I was flying on an instrument approach (ILS runway 32) to the arcata airport. Arcata had reported a 1200' overcast ceiling with 10 mi visibility. My intention was to execute the ILS approach until reaching VFR conditions underneath the ceiling, then proceed to murray field, VFR, my final destination. I intercepted the localizer in VFR conditions, notified ZSE of this fact and was subsequently cleared for the approach. Somewhere between knees and kurbe intersection I completed my before landing checks, but decided to keep the landing gear retracted because of my decision to eventually break off the approach. During descent on the localizer and G/south somewhere between 4-5 mi DME from arcata airport I noticed the right fuel boost light come on then go off.it then came on again, followed by a power loss in the right engine. As I was executing engine out procedures, the left engine started to surge and then lost power. I attempted to restart each engine but was unsuccessful. I contacted arcata radio, declared an emergency giving my position of 4.2 mi DME on the ILS. In the meantime I established a gliding attitude and landed in a clearcut field where I came to a stop. I immediately evacuated the aircraft and walked to a house nearby where I called my company. Then I called the arcata FSS. The problem arose it seems from a lack of fuel to each engine. Switching tanks was unsuccessful. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states neither NTSB, FAA nor company chose to do an engine tear down, so hard to determine what mechanical failure may be involved. Major structural damage occurred; all 4 fuel tanks ruptured. It has been determine that fuel starvation was not problem as would have had 70 gals available. No enforcement action is being taken.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON ILS APCH LOST POWER ON 1 ENGINE, THEN THE OTHER. RESTART PROCS ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SUCCESS. MADE EMER LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING ON AN INSTRUMENT APCH (ILS RWY 32) TO THE ARCATA ARPT. ARCATA HAD RPTED A 1200' OVCST CEILING WITH 10 MI VISIBILITY. MY INTENTION WAS TO EXECUTE THE ILS APCH UNTIL REACHING VFR CONDITIONS UNDERNEATH THE CEILING, THEN PROCEED TO MURRAY FIELD, VFR, MY FINAL DEST. I INTERCEPTED THE LOC IN VFR CONDITIONS, NOTIFIED ZSE OF THIS FACT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE APCH. SOMEWHERE BTWN KNEES AND KURBE INTXN I COMPLETED MY BEFORE LNDG CHKS, BUT DECIDED TO KEEP THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED BECAUSE OF MY DECISION TO EVENTUALLY BREAK OFF THE APCH. DURING DSCNT ON THE LOC AND G/S SOMEWHERE BTWN 4-5 MI DME FROM ARCATA ARPT I NOTICED THE RIGHT FUEL BOOST LIGHT COME ON THEN GO OFF.IT THEN CAME ON AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY A PWR LOSS IN THE RIGHT ENG. AS I WAS EXECUTING ENG OUT PROCS, THE LEFT ENG STARTED TO SURGE AND THEN LOST PWR. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART EACH ENG BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I CONTACTED ARCATA RADIO, DECLARED AN EMER GIVING MY POS OF 4.2 MI DME ON THE ILS. IN THE MEANTIME I ESTABLISHED A GLIDING ATTITUDE AND LANDED IN A CLEARCUT FIELD WHERE I CAME TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED THE ACFT AND WALKED TO A HOUSE NEARBY WHERE I CALLED MY COMPANY. THEN I CALLED THE ARCATA FSS. THE PROB AROSE IT SEEMS FROM A LACK OF FUEL TO EACH ENG. SWITCHING TANKS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES NEITHER NTSB, FAA NOR COMPANY CHOSE TO DO AN ENG TEAR DOWN, SO HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT MECHANICAL FAILURE MAY BE INVOLVED. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED; ALL 4 FUEL TANKS RUPTURED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINE THAT FUEL STARVATION WAS NOT PROB AS WOULD HAVE HAD 70 GALS AVAILABLE. NO ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.