Flight to exhaustion
Why?
NTSB Identification: WPR09CA462
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in Page, AZ
Aircraft: AGUSTA A109, registration: N129AL
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.The pilot reported that 35 miles from the destination the low fuel caution-warning for fuel tank 2 illuminated, followed by a low fuel caution-warning for fuel tank 1. The pilot continued to fly towards the destination. Approximately one mile from the destination airport the helicopter experienced a dual engine flame-out. The pilot autorotated to a sports field where the helicopter landed hard, sustaining damage to the main rotor blades, tail rotor, tail boom, and horizontal stabilizer.
The pilot reported that 35 miles from the destination the low fuel caution-warning for fuel tank 2 illuminated, followed by a low fuel caution-warning for fuel tank 1. The pilot continued to fly towards the destination. Approximately one mile from the destination airport the helicopter experienced a dual engine flame-out. The pilot autorotated to a sports field where the helicopter landed hard, sustaining damage to the main rotor blades, tail rotor, tail boom, and horizontal stabilizer.
The pilot stated that the helicopter and engines had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.