What happened
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(-23) Pilot flying from winchester, VA. To hyde field, MD was crossing mountains at 3200 ft hit turbulance, pilot was talking to dulles approach. Pilot hit instrument panel due to turbulance and his knee hit the right boost pump switch and the switch was inoperative he had fuel pressure indicated on the gauge and decided to land at Manassas airport, 6 miles out, fuel pressure dropped to zero and he declared an emergency with dulles. At 2400 ft now dulles approach told him to call Manassas. Then he was cleared to land and engine stopped. He attempted to land on runway 34L at Manassas airport. 1/2 miles short of the runway the a/c hit a tree and flipped over. Pilot had minor scratches only.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT FLYING FROM WINCHESTER, VA. TO HYDE FIELD, MD WAS CROSSING MOUNTAINS AT 3200 FT HIT TURBULANCE, PILOT WAS TALKING TO DULLES APPROACH. PILOT HIT INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO TURBULANCE AND HIS KNEE HIT THE RIGHT BOOST PUMP SWITCH AND THE SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE HE HAD FUEL PRESSURE INDICATED ON THE GAUGE AND DECIDED TO LAND AT MANASSAS AIRPORT, 6 MILES OUT, FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH DULLES. AT 2400 FT NOW DULLES APPROACH TOLD HIM TO CALL MANASSAS. THEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND ENGINE STOPPED. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34L AT MANASSAS AIRPORT. 1/2 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THE A/C HIT A TREE AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT HAD MINOR SCRATCHES ONLY.
NTSB investigation
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