40.8201° N, 74.8552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HACKETTSTOWN (N05), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 24, 1991 · 18:00 local
Place
Hacketts Town, NJ
Airport
Hacketts Town Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N147WF
Reported as
Amtrac ELITE532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total24 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated he picked up tailwind on landing. Attempted go-around but main rotor hit mail box. Stopped in field.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE PICKED UP TAILWIND ON LANDING. ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND BUT MAIN ROTOR HIT MAIL BOX. STOPPED IN FIELD.