DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER & WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PLT STARTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY, BUT TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY & A NEARBY FENCE. HOWEVER, HE HAD TO MANEUVER TO AVOID LARGE SIGNS BESIDE THE ROADWAY & SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED THE ACFT DURING LANDING. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT A PLASTIC IMPULSE LINE ON THE ENG, WHICH OPERATED THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM, HAD BECOME CRACKED, DISABLING THE FUEL PUMP.
Probable Cause
A CRACKED IMPULSE LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE VEHICLES AND HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA, WHICH NECESSITATED A MANEUVER TO AVOID THEIR COLLISION.

Aircraft: BIAGI, ARTHUR R. BUCCANEER II XA650, registration: N661AB
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT 100 FT AGL, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG LOST POWER, THEN QUIT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES THEN CRASHED TO THE GROUND. EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT A FUEL LINE ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER HAD A SMALL HOLE CHAFED IN IT. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER. ACCORDING TO FAA PERSONNEL IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THE PLTS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.
Probable Cause
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A HOLE THAT CHAFED IN A FUEL LINE ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE.