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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Princeton, NJ · May 24, 1998

Date: May 24, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Princeton, NJ
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,500 in this make and model40 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.

(-23) Three pilots flying ultra light aircraft were performing touch and go landings on caregie lake in Princeton, NJ. The first two aircraft successfully accomplished a touch and go, the third pilot was caught in the prop wash. Aircraft veered left, clipped trees and tumbled into the Delaware river canal, ten feet under the water. Pilot escaped with minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THREE PILOTS FLYING ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON CAREGIE LAKE IN PRINCETON, NJ. THE FIRST TWO AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED A TOUCH AND GO, THE THIRD PILOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE PROP WASH. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, CLIPPED TREES AND TUMBLED INTO THE DELAWARE RIVER CANAL, TEN FEET UNDER THE WATER. PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.