Amphibian Airplane Hard Lands on Lake After Dual Engine Failure Due to Fuel Exhaustion (N139F)

Incident Summary

An amphibian airplane made a hard landing on a small lake after experiencing a loss of power in both engines. The pilot stated that the left engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. In an attempt to remedy the situation, he activated the fuel crossfeed but did not close the left engine's fuel selector. This caused the right engine to also cease operating. The pilot was able to restore power to the right engine, but the airplane was too low to avoid a hard landing on the lake.

Pilot Report

According to the pilot, the left engine failed during cruise flight because of fuel exhaustion. He then turned on the fuel crossfeed. However, he failed to shut off the fuel selector for the left engine. This action led to the right engine quitting as well. After restoring power to the right engine, the airplane did not have enough altitude to climb or avoid the hard impact with the lake. The airplane came to rest on the lake following the hard landing.