What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot, a certificated flight instructor, departed the New Castle (pa) municipal airport for a pleasure flight with two passengers aboard. The pilot occupied the right cockpit seat while his father, a rated but reportedly noncurrent commercial pilot, sat in the left cockpit seat. After performing one touch-and-go landing the aircraft was established on a base left for runway 23 when the pilot directed the left seat passenger to switch the fuel tank setting from the right tank setting to the left tank setting. After the passenger completed the switch, the engine began to sputter. The piot directed the passenger to return to the original right fuel tank setting, which the passenger did. The power increased slightly but the engine then completely stopped. Due to the close proximity of the aircraft to the ground, a re-start could not be safely accomplished so the pilot was forced to perform an emergency landing. Upon landing rollout into a hayfield, the right wing came in contact with a large hay bale which caused the aircraft to immediately pivot almost ninety degrees to its right. The sideward movement caused damage to the landing gear, both flaps, right wing, and right sidefuselage. The pilot was informed that the aircraft engine started immediately after maintenance personnel attempted a start at the incident site. The above narrative resulted from a face to face interview with the pilot identified in item 31 of this form. The interview took place at the New Castle airport, New Castle, PA, at 1132 hours on August 23, 2001. Submission of this form closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT, A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTED THE NEW CASTLE (PA) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE PILOT OCCUPIED THE RIGHT COCKPIT SEAT WHILE HIS FATHER, A RATED BUT REPORTEDLY NONCURRENT COMMERCIAL PILOT, SAT IN THE LEFT COCKPIT SEAT. AFTER PERFORMING ONE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON A BASE LEFT FOR RUNWAY 23 WHEN THE PILOT DIRECTED THE LEFT SEAT PASSENGER TO SWITCH THE FUEL TANK SETTING FROM THE RIGHT TANK SETTING TO THE LEFT TANK SETTING. AFTER THE PASSENGER COMPLETED THE SWITCH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE PIOT DIRECTED THE PASSENGER TO RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL RIGHT FUEL TANK SETTING, WHICH THE PASSENGER DID. THE POWER INCREASED SLIGHTLY BUT THE ENGINE THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND, A RE-START COULD NOT BE SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED SO THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT INTO A HAYFIELD, THE RIGHT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LARGE HAY BALE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMMEDIATELY PIVOT ALMOST NINETY DEGREES TO ITS RIGHT. THE SIDEWARD MOVEMENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, BOTH FLAPS, RIGHT WING, AND RIGHT SIDEFUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED A START AT THE INCIDENT SITE. THE ABOVE NARRATIVE RESULTED FROM A FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IDENTIFIED IN ITEM 31 OF THIS FORM. THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE AT THE NEW CASTLE AIRPORT, NEW CASTLE, PA, AT 1132 HOURS ON AUGUST 23, 2001. SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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