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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Costruzioni P92 EAGLET · South Hackensac, NJ · January 31, 2011

Date: January 31, 2011 · 13:45 local
Place: South Hackensac, NJ
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N911TE
Reported as: Costruzioni P92 Eaglet
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total73 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N911TERegistered now · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLETS/N 1139 Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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.

Aircraft experienced engine failure during descent into teb airport. Pilot was balancing fuel and had the right tank/valve off. When selected back on, he stated the engine surged then failed. Attempt at restart was unsucessful. Pilot landed on I-80 near exit 66 with no damage or injuries. Aircraft was then transported via truck to teb. It should be noted the aircraft was started at the scene after landing and at teb upon truck delivery, and ran normal.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING DESCENT INTO TEB AIRPORT. PILOT WAS BALANCING FUEL AND HAD THE RIGHT TANK/VALVE OFF. WHEN SELECTED BACK ON, HE STATED THE ENGINE SURGED THEN FAILED. ATTEMPT AT RESTART WAS UNSUCESSFUL. PILOT LANDED ON I-80 NEAR EXIT 66 WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED VIA TRUCK TO TEB. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AT THE SCENE AFTER LANDING AND AT TEB UPON TRUCK DELIVERY, AND RAN NORMAL.