What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Monday June 25, 2001, at 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 aircraft, bearing registration number N5265T, operating under 14 CFR part 91, impacted rising terrain at the greater Rochester international airport (roc), in Rochester, NY. The pilot of the aircraft was spencer neil sherwood, a student pilot conducting solo operations in the pattern at roc. While flying right hand patterns to runway 07, the aircraft lost power, impacted rising terrain and came to rest against the airport perimeter fence approximately 1,000 feet short and slightly to the right of the extended centerline of runway 07. Witnesses stated the engine was not running at the time of the impact. Airport crash fire and rescue (CFR) personnel arrived on the scene shortly after the impact and extracted the pilot from the aircraft. The plot sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital. CFR personnel stated there was no fuel odor emanating from the aircraft and elected not to apply foam to the wreckage. The FAA iic arrived on scene approximately 45 minutes after the impact. During the initial investigation, it was noted that the fuel selector was selected on the right fuel tank. Th e integrity of the right fuel tank was not compromised by the impact. There was no evidence of a pre-existing fuel leak. 18 ounces of fuel was obtained from the right wing fuel sump. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. This accident is currently under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MONDAY JUNE 25, 2001, AT 20:45 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N5265T, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AT THE GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC), IN ROCHESTER, NY. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPENCER NEIL SHERWOOD, A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING SOLO OPERATIONS IN THE PATTERN AT ROC. WHILE FLYING RIGHT HAND PATTERNS TO RUNWAY 07, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET SHORT AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 07. WITNESSES STATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. AIRPORT CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER THE IMPACT AND EXTRACTED THE PILOT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. CFR PERSONNEL STATED THERE WAS NO FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED NOT TO APPLY FOAM TO THE WRECKAGE. THE FAA IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER THE IMPACT. DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. TH E INTEGRITY OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS NOT COMPROMISED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FUEL LEAK. 18 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING FUEL SUMP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS ACCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.