Aircraft landed short of runway after losing second engine on short final.

Attributes
ACN	143466
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : idp
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1600
ASRS Report	143466
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

17 mi nnw of idp I lost the left engine. ZKC vectored me to idp. I was on short final and above G/south. When I slightly retarded throttle on #2 engine, it quit also. I brought throttle back up and that didn't help. I landed short of the runway missing a ditch, saving the people in the plane. The nose gear collapsed and slight propeller damage was all that incurred. The people on board were asked several time in the next 1/2 hour if they were all right, and both replied yes. Later after the ambulance arrived, one said his back hurt. Upon examination he was said to have muscle spasms due to tension.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LANDED SHORT OF RWY AFTER LOSING SECOND ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: 17 MI NNW OF IDP I LOST THE LEFT ENG. ZKC VECTORED ME TO IDP. I WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND ABOVE G/S. WHEN I SLIGHTLY RETARDED THROTTLE ON #2 ENG, IT QUIT ALSO. I BROUGHT THROTTLE BACK UP AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. I LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY MISSING A DITCH, SAVING THE PEOPLE IN THE PLANE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SLIGHT PROP DAMAGE WAS ALL THAT INCURRED. THE PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE ASKED SEVERAL TIME IN THE NEXT 1/2 HR IF THEY WERE ALL RIGHT, AND BOTH REPLIED YES. LATER AFTER THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED, ONE SAID HIS BACK HURT. UPON EXAMINATION HE WAS SAID TO HAVE MUSCLE SPASMS DUE TO TENSION.

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.