What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 24, 1999, at approsimately 1100 EDT, a Piper PA-31-350, s/n 31-7952139, N283GT, piloted by Mr. John andersen, experienced the left engine losing power after take-off. The aircraft returned to land at Jamestown, NY (jhw) where it taxied to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel found jet fuel in the aircraft fuel tanks and inspected the engines iaw Lycoming maintenance manual, for jet fuel contamination. The left and right engines were removed and sent for overhaul, fuel tanks were flushed and drained. The aircraft is waiting for the engines to return. Once engines are returned, the aircraft will be returned to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at Jamestown, NY (jhw) on April 24, 1999.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 24, 1999, AT APPROSIMATELY 1100 EDT, A PIPER PA-31-350, S/N 31-7952139, N283GT, PILOTED BY MR. JOHN ANDERSEN, EXPERIENCED THE LEFT ENGINE LOSING POWER AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND AT JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) WHERE IT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND JET FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AND INSPECTED THE ENGINES IAW LYCOMING MAINTENANCE MANUAL, FOR JET FUEL CONTAMINATION. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES WERE REMOVED AND SENT FOR OVERHAUL, FUEL TANKS WERE FLUSHED AND DRAINED. THE AIRCRAFT IS WAITING FOR THE ENGINES TO RETURN. ONCE ENGINES ARE RETURNED, THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) ON APRIL 24, 1999.
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