Air taxi pilot makes emergency landing when engine fails.

Attributes
ACN	284397
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5nn
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 450 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	284397
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise at 2000 ft MSL the engine began losing power. The fuel selector was changed from the right tank to the left tank to the 'both' position, back to the right tank and back to the left tank with no response from the engine. I radioed another pilot I had heard talking on the radio and told him I was experiencing a possible engine failure. I gave him my position before contact was lost. I went through emergency procedures of checking and setting the mixtures propeller and throttle controls. I applied carburetor heat and tried using the primer -- all to no avail. When I realized that the engine was not going to restart, I began my final preparation for a forced landing. The area I was in was a remote area in the bush country of alaska. The terrain was rugged and I selected a flat grassy area for landing. I selected landing flaps and touched down as slowly as possible. The airplane rolled momentarily until the main gear sank into the soft turf. The airplane then skidded on its nose and then slowly rolled over and came to rest upside down. I personally received no injuries. No cause has yet been found for the engine failure (I still had approximately 1 hour of fuel onboard) and I would not have done anything differently as I believe that I did the best I could to minimize airplane damage and prevent personal injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI PLT MAKES EMER LNDG WHEN ENG FAILS.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE AT 2000 FT MSL THE ENG BEGAN LOSING PWR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS CHANGED FROM THE R TANK TO THE L TANK TO THE 'BOTH' POS, BACK TO THE R TANK AND BACK TO THE L TANK WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENG. I RADIOED ANOTHER PLT I HAD HEARD TALKING ON THE RADIO AND TOLD HIM I WAS EXPERIENCING A POSSIBLE ENG FAILURE. I GAVE HIM MY POS BEFORE CONTACT WAS LOST. I WENT THROUGH EMER PROCS OF CHKING AND SETTING THE MIXTURES PROP AND THROTTLE CTLS. I APPLIED CARB HEAT AND TRIED USING THE PRIMER -- ALL TO NO AVAIL. WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE ENG WAS NOT GOING TO RESTART, I BEGAN MY FINAL PREPARATION FOR A FORCED LNDG. THE AREA I WAS IN WAS A REMOTE AREA IN THE BUSH COUNTRY OF ALASKA. THE TERRAIN WAS RUGGED AND I SELECTED A FLAT GRASSY AREA FOR LNDG. I SELECTED LNDG FLAPS AND TOUCHED DOWN AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED MOMENTARILY UNTIL THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT TURF. THE AIRPLANE THEN SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE AND THEN SLOWLY ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. I PERSONALLY RECEIVED NO INJURIES. NO CAUSE HAS YET BEEN FOUND FOR THE ENG FAILURE (I STILL HAD APPROX 1 HR OF FUEL ONBOARD) AND I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY AS I BELIEVE THAT I DID THE BEST I COULD TO MINIMIZE AIRPLANE DAMAGE AND PREVENT PERSONAL INJURY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.