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(-23) ON JULY 11, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:13 PM (LOCAL TIME), THE PILOT OF A BEECH TRAVEL AIR (E-95), N7090N, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11 AT BADER FIELD (AIY), NJ. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL HE ANNOUNCED THAT "TRAVEL AIR HAS A PROBLEM, WE ARE GOING TO CLIMB OUT". A LINEPERSON AT THE AIRPORT, STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE GEAR RETRACTING, AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHING UP AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE LEFT TWO TIMES BEFORE IMPACTING THE BAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APP. END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS WIFE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE FATALLY INJURED. A PILOT THAT WAS LANDING AT BADER FIELD WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE LINEPERSONS OBSERVATION. THERE WAS ONE DIFFERENCE. HE OBSERVED THE TRAVEL AIR IN A "FLAT SPIN" BEFORE IMPACTING THE BAY. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT THAT OBSERVED THIS ACCIDENT WAS LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY. HE HAD ENTERED A RIGHT PATTERN WHICH IS NON STANDARD. THE RECOMMENDED ENTRY IS TO FLY A LEFT HANDED PATTERN IN WHICH THE TRAVEL AIR DID. INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ACCIDENT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, WHILE THE RIGHT WAS SELECTED TO THE MAIN TANK. THE LEFT ENGINE STARTER WAS ENGAGED. NEITHER PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THESE ENGINES HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICE IN DELAWARE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC. TEAR DOWN CONDUCTED BY NTSB INVESTIGATOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM LYCOMING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (MAINTENANCE) AND MYSELF WERE PRESENT DURING TEAR DOWN. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND ON EITHER ENGINE. INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INTERVIEW WAS IN REFERENCE TO LOG BOOK ENTRIES FOUND THAT CONTAINED BOTH AN INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK (IPC) AND FLIGHT REVIEW AT THE SAME TIME. ALTHOUGH THESE TWO CHECKS CAN BE CONDUCTED TOGETHER, THE ENTRY SHOWED ONLY THE IPC PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION SHOWING THAT BOTH CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED. HE EXPLAINED THAT SINGLE ENGINE WORK, STALLS, STEEP TURNS, VMC DEMONSTRATIONS, ETC., AS WELL AS, INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, HOLDING AND TRACKING WERE CONDUCTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ALL MANEUVERS WERE CONDUCTED SATISFACTORILY. IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPRESSED DESIRE TO GET HOME, SO AFTER THE ENDORSEMENTS WERE PLACED IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOG BOOK, THE FLIGHT LOG PORTION WAS TO BE COMPLETED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND AT ANOTHER TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WOULD REVIEW THE ENTRY. THIS NEVER HAPPENED.