From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While in flight switched fuel selector from left tank to right tank. Fuel pressure dropped and engine stopped. Switched back to right tank but could not get engine to start. Performed emergency landing on highway 24 near Topeka, KS. No injuries and no damage to aircraft or other property.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE IN FLIGHT SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR FROM LEFT TANK TO RIGHT TANK. FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED AND ENGINE STOPPED. SWITCHED BACK TO RIGHT TANK BUT COULD NOT GET ENGINE TO START. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 24 NEAR TOPEKA, KS. NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR OTHER PROPERTY.
Other reports on N5239W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.