What happened
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Acft crashed into a residential area under unknown circumstances. (From .19) on may 16, 1999, about 0740 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt titan tornado, N194PA, was substantially damaged during a forced landing and collision with terrain in Monroe, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the twin pine airport, pennington, new jersey, about 0610, destined for orange, Massachusetts. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. In an interview with a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated he was flying at 1,500 feet above the ground, when the airplane's engine sputtered for a second or two. The engine then lost total power. During the forced landing, the airplane's left wing contacted the ground and the airplane nosed over. The wreckage was examined by an FAA inspector. The fuel line which exited the fuel tank was severed, and approx. 1 pint of fuel remained in the fuel tank. The engine was primed, started, and run at the accident site. It ran for about 8 to 12 seconds before it stopped. Additionally, metallic particles were observed inside the engine crankcase. The engine will be examined further at a later date. (.4) on may 16, 1999, about 0740 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt titan tornado, N194PA, was substantially damaged during a forced landing and collision with terrain in Monroe, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the twin pine airport, pennington, new jersey, about 0630, destined for the waterbury-oxford airport, oxford, Connecticut. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The airplane was owned and built by the pilot. In a written statement, the pilot said he was flying at 1,500 feet above the ground, when the airplane's engine "missed" once and then lost total power. The pilot stated the airplane was too low to attempt a restart, and he established a glide for landing. During the forced landing, the airplane's left wing contacted the ground and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the wreckage by a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, revealed metallic particles inside the engine's crankcase. The engine was retained for further examination. The engine was reexamined on may 26, 1999, by an NTSB investigator, the FAA inspector, and a representative of the engine manufacturer. The examination revealed that the mag cylinder connecting rod bearing had failed. Additionally, the 2 cycle Rotax 583 engine had been manufactured as a snowmobile engine. (-23) forced landing in residential area due to sudden stoppage of engine.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (FROM .19) ON MAY 16, 1999, ABOUT 0740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT TITAN TORNADO, N194PA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN IN MONROE, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE TWIN PINE AIRPORT, PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 0610, DESTINED FOR ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING AT 1,500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SPUTTERED FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE ENGINE THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE FUEL LINE WHICH EXITED THE FUEL TANK WAS SEVERED, AND APPROX. 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE WAS PRIMED, STARTED, AND RUN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 8 TO 12 SECONDS BEFORE IT STOPPED. ADDITIONALLY, METALLIC PARTICLES WERE OBSERVED INSIDE THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED FURTHER AT A LATER DATE. (.4) ON MAY 16, 1999, ABOUT 0740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT TITAN TORNADO, N194PA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN IN MONROE, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE TWIN PINE AIRPORT, PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 0630, DESTINED FOR THE WATERBURY-OXFORD AIRPORT, OXFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND BUILT BY THE PILOT. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS FLYING AT 1,500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE "MISSED" ONCE AND THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO LOW TO ATTEMPT A RESTART, AND HE ESTABLISHED A GLIDE FOR LANDING. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, REVEALED METALLIC PARTICLES INSIDE THE ENGINE'S CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE ENGINE WAS REEXAMINED ON MAY 26, 1999, BY AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR, THE FAA INSPECTOR, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MAG CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BEARING HAD FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE 2 CYCLE ROTAX 583 ENGINE HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED AS A SNOWMOBILE ENGINE. (-23) FORCED LANDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ENGINE.
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