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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · Pittstown, NJ · March 2, 1997

Date
March 2, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Pittstown, NJ
Airport
Sky Manor Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA059
Reported as
Beech J35
Reported engine
Continental IO470C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
821 total520 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Switched tanks prior landing. Bounced landing. Began go around lost power at gear up. Selector on aux tanks.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED TANKS PRIOR LANDING. BOUNCED LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND LOST POWER AT GEAR UP. SELECTOR ON AUX TANKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.