What happened
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(.19) On October 26, 2001, about 1255 eastern daylight time, a Beech B95A, N919Q, was substantially damaged during a landing at Sky Manor Airport (N40), Pittstown, new jersey. The certificated commercial pilot and the passenger received minor injuries, while injuries to the family dog were unknown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file for the flight, between boire field (ash), nashua, new hampshire, and Pittstown. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a witness, the pilot aborted the first landing attempt. During the second attempt, the airplane first touched down on one main landing gear, then the other. The nose of the airplane went "straight up in the air, and the airplane stalled. It then nosed straight down, and left two impact marks where the engines hit the runway. The airplane subsequently flipped on to its back, and skidded off the right side of the runway for about 25 feet. (-23) while landing on runway 25, pilot aborted first attempt due to severe downdrafts and crosswind from the northeast. During second approach pilot touched down, lost directional control on attempted go-around. Aircraft became airborne and rolled left. Left wing hit runway. Aircraft cartwheeled to the left, became inverted and came to rest on the left side of runway 25.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 26, 2001, ABOUT 1255 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH B95A, N919Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT SKY MANOR AIRPORT (N40), PITTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE INJURIES TO THE FAMILY DOG WERE UNKNOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE FOR THE FLIGHT, BETWEEN BOIRE FIELD (ASH), NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND PITTSTOWN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THEN THE OTHER. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WENT "STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. IT THEN NOSED STRAIGHT DOWN, AND LEFT TWO IMPACT MARKS WHERE THE ENGINES HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED ON TO ITS BACK, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 25 FEET. (-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, PILOT ABORTED FIRST ATTEMPT DUE TO SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS AND CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. DURING SECOND APPROACH PILOT TOUCHED DOWN, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND ROLLED LEFT. LEFT WING HIT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT, BECAME INVERTED AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25.
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