Overview
A pilot and a photographer departed Vancouver at 0911 local time with 5.5 hours of fuel aboard a single-engine aircraft (type not specified) for a VFR aerial photographic flight over the Arrow Lakes area. At 1420, the aircraft entered the traffic circuit at Revelstoke Airport to refuel and allow the photographer to change camera film.
Landing Gear Issue
As the aircraft turned base leg, the pilot selected the landing gear down and heard the gear clunk into position. However, when the aircraft turned final, the red in-transit light illuminated and the nose gear was not visible in the mirror. The pilot cycled the gear lever up and down several times, but the gear did not extend.
Engine Surge and Emergency Landing
When the pilot advanced the throttles to conduct an overshoot (go-around), both engines surged and sputtered. The pilot then retarded the throttles and proceeded to conduct a gear-up landing in a grassy area off the end of runway 30.
Fire and Destruction
During the landing roll, the dry 8-inch-high grass caught fire. Both occupants escaped the aircraft, which was subsequently destroyed by the ground fire.
No injuries are mentioned in the report. The aircraft type and registration are not specified in the source material.