What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was practicing landings at N07, (lincoln park airport, lincoln park, NJ). On the downwind the pilot heard a load pop and the aircraft started vibrating, with no forward momentum. The pilot elected to attempt landing the aircraft in an industrial park's parking lot. The pilot shut the engine off prior to the attempted landing. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. However, the pilot, the aircraft's sole occupant, was not injured. The propeller spinner and an approximate nine (9) inch section of the wood propeller were not recovered from the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT N07, (LINCOLN PARK AIRPORT, LINCOLN PARK, NJ). ON THE DOWNWIND THE PILOT HEARD A LOAD POP AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING, WITH NO FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK'S PARKING LOT. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT'S SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND AN APPROXIMATE NINE (9) INCH SECTION OF THE WOOD PROPELLER WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.