What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot entered a right downwind to land on runway 21 at Hammonton airport n.j. just prior to turning base leg the pilot turned on the fuel boost pump per the landing checklist. On base leg the engine failed. The pilot continued to fly the aircraft and turned base to final and established a glide airspeed. The aircraft contacted several trees prior to impacting the ground in a swampy wooded area several hundred feet short of runway 21. On 20 October 2006 an aircraft examination was conducted by FAA inspectors privacy data omitted at anglin aircraft recovery facility near clayton Delaware. A visual inspection of the accessory gears revealed the absences of several teeth on the left intermittent gear which is driven by the crankshaft gear that in sequence drives the camshaft gear and the left magneto. This mechanical discrepancy was determined to be the cause of the engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT HAMMONTON AIRPORT N.J. JUST PRIOR TO TURNING BASE LEG THE PILOT TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP PER THE LANDING CHECKLIST. ON BASE LEG THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED BASE TO FINAL AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEVERAL TREES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A SWAMPY WOODED AREA SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 21. ON 20 OCTOBER 2006 AN AIRCRAFT EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED BY FAA INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY FACILITY NEAR CLAYTON DELAWARE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACCESSORY GEARS REVEALED THE ABSENCES OF SEVERAL TEETH ON THE LEFT INTERMITTENT GEAR WHICH IS DRIVEN BY THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR THAT IN SEQUENCE DRIVES THE CAMSHAFT GEAR AND THE LEFT MAGNETO. THIS MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
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