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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Nantucket, MA · November 6, 2004

Date: November 6, 2004 · 15:20 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Airport: Nantucket Memorial
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6436D
Reported as: Namer SNJ5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,407 total55 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N6436DRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 88-16388 · Built 1958 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated prior to leaving groton he did a preflight and decided he had about 1 1/2 hours fuel and departed groton. The pilot stated the flight was unevenful until he was on right base for RWY24 at about seven hundred feet with the aircraft in landing configuration he checked carburetor heat, fuel on reserve and gear down and locked he turned final. Pilot stated at 3/4 short of RWY24 the engine lost all power, pilot checked mixture which was full forward the switched to the fuel selector to right tank and started pumping the hand fuel pump while visually checking mag switch which he stated was on both. Pilot stated he could not get the engine started so he stated he tried the fuel primer without success. Pilot crashed the plane into the woods approximately 1.5 short of runway. Pilot stated he secured the mags, master switch and fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED PRIOR TO LEAVING GROTON HE DID A PREFLIGHT AND DECIDED HE HAD ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS FUEL AND DEPARTED GROTON. THE PILOT STATED THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENFUL UNTIL HE WAS ON RIGHT BASE FOR RWY24 AT ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED FEET WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN LANDING CONFIGURATION HE CHECKED CARBURETOR HEAT, FUEL ON RESERVE AND GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED HE TURNED FINAL. PILOT STATED AT 3/4 SHORT OF RWY24 THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, PILOT CHECKED MIXTURE WHICH WAS FULL FORWARD THE SWITCHED TO THE FUEL SELECTOR TO RIGHT TANK AND STARTED PUMPING THE HAND FUEL PUMP WHILE VISUALLY CHECKING MAG SWITCH WHICH HE STATED WAS ON BOTH. PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE STARTED SO HE STATED HE TRIED THE FUEL PRIMER WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT CRASHED THE PLANE INTO THE WOODS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE SECURED THE MAGS, MASTER SWITCH AND FUEL.