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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Ellington, CT · April 29, 1997

Date: April 29, 1997 · 19:15 local
Place: Ellington, CT
Airport: Ellington Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N711GC
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 920 total25 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N711GCRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7570053 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: according to the statement made by the pilot to pinole, CA police the pilot was on a pleasure flight from hollister airport to buchanan field located at concord, CA. The pilot stated that he was at 3000 feet when the engine sputtered and stalled. In an attempt to restart the engine he dove the aircraft. When the restart failed, he then glided the aircraft to a clearing and landed. NTSB told the police that he could release the aircraft to the pilot at approximately 1630 local. The aircraft was removed from the scene at an unknown time. Police report stated there appeared to be damage to the landing gear, prop, left wing, and rear sections. Pilot reported he was not hurt. Police report no other property damage was evident. This incident is closed. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE PILOT TO PINOLE, CA POLICE THE PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM HOLLISTER AIRPORT TO BUCHANAN FIELD LOCATED AT CONCORD, CA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT 3000 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE HE DOVE THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE RESTART FAILED, HE THEN GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO A CLEARING AND LANDED. NTSB TOLD THE POLICE THAT HE COULD RELEASE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. POLICE REPORT STATED THERE APPEARED TO BE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROP, LEFT WING, AND REAR SECTIONS. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS NOT HURT. POLICE REPORT NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^