What happened
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Y-23)as stated by the PIC privacy data omitted the aircraft departed hfd for rdg. Approximately 20 minutes into the flight, the yolk began to shimmy and the EGT began to drop. The aircraft was at 6500' and five miles west of dxr. The PIC contacted dxr tower stating they were inbound to dxr, reporting a rough running engine had have the equipment available. After being cleared for landing by dxr ATC, the PIC noted another aircraft on rwy 26 and attempted a "go around". After adding power, there was no response and the aircraft struck a lamp post and came to rest on a berm on the south west end of the airport off of mirybrook road. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Both the pilot and the passenger were transported to Danbury hospital. They were both released with minor injuries. Ptrs: NE032001B2731. (.19)on June 9, 2001, at 1247 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5A, N27221, was substantially damaged during a go-around to runway 26 at Danbury Municipal Airport (dxr), Danbury, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and passenger departed hartford, Connecticut, about 0920 destined for reading, Pennsylvania. The airplane was level at 6,500 feet when the pilot felt a shimmy in the control yoke, followed by rapid drop in exhaust gas temperature (EGT), and RPM.
As the FAA filed it
Y-23)AS STATED BY THE PIC ^PRIVACY D^ THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HFD FOR RDG. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE YOLK BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THE EGT BEGAN TO DROP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 6500' AND FIVE MILES WEST OF DXR. THE PIC CONTACTED DXR TOWER STATING THEY WERE INBOUND TO DXR, REPORTING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE HAD HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR LANDING BY DXR ATC, THE PIC NOTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON RWY 26 AND ATTEMPTED A "GO AROUND". AFTER ADDING POWER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LAMP POST AND CAME TO REST ON A BERM ON THE SOUTH WEST END OF THE AIRPORT OFF OF MIRYBROOK ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO DANBURY HOSPITAL. THEY WERE BOTH RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES. PTRS: NE032001B2731. (.19)ON JUNE 9, 2001, AT 1247 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5A, N27221, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A GO-AROUND TO RUNWAY 26 AT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DXR), DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ABOUT 0920 DESTINED FOR READING, PENNSYLVANIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS LEVEL AT 6,500 FEET WHEN THE PILOT FELT A SHIMMY IN THE CONTROL YOKE, FOLLOWED BY RAPID DROP IN EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT), AND RPM.
NTSB investigation
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