What happened
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(-23) The pilot took off from bvy (beverley, Massachusetts) enroute to MDT (harrisburg, Pennsylvania). There was no flight plan filed on this 14 CFR part 91 flight. The pilot stated that he reported the gyro's inop to bos CT. @ 10:30 hours local time. In the vicinity of west point, new york the pilot stated he was given a comm radio frequency change. The pilot stated he could not contact anyone on the new frequency or on his previous frequency. The pilot decided to land at 4N1 (Greenwood lake, new jersey). The pilot flew overhead the airport and noticed the windsock indicated a direct crosswind. The aircraft touched down, became momentarily airborne and settled back down, then drifted off the left side of the runway 24. Continuity to all flight control surfaces was established and observed to be correct. The left wing fuel tank was full and the right wing tank indicated 10 gallons remaining. The tanks were visually checked. Fuel under pressure was present at the engine flow divider. Damage to the aircraft consisted of the prop, sudden stoppage of the engine, the forward engine cowling, the nose gear doors and well area, the nose gear fork separated from the nose strut, the left wing leading edge and tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM BVY (BEVERLEY, MASSACHUSETTS) ENROUTE TO MDT (HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA). THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED ON THIS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REPORTED THE GYRO'S INOP TO BOS CT. @ 10:30 HOURS LOCAL TIME. IN THE VICINITY OF WEST POINT, NEW YORK THE PILOT STATED HE WAS GIVEN A COMM RADIO FREQUENCY CHANGE. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT CONTACT ANYONE ON THE NEW FREQUENCY OR ON HIS PREVIOUS FREQUENCY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT 4N1 (GREENWOOD LAKE, NEW JERSEY). THE PILOT FLEW OVERHEAD THE AIRPORT AND NOTICED THE WINDSOCK INDICATED A DIRECT CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, BECAME MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE AND SETTLED BACK DOWN, THEN DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 24. CONTINUITY TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WAS ESTABLISHED AND OBSERVED TO BE CORRECT. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND THE RIGHT WING TANK INDICATED 10 GALLONS REMAINING. THE TANKS WERE VISUALLY CHECKED. FUEL UNDER PRESSURE WAS PRESENT AT THE ENGINE FLOW DIVIDER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE PROP, SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE, THE FORWARD ENGINE COWLING, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND WELL AREA, THE NOSE GEAR FORK SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE STRUT, THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND TIP.
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