What happened
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N9409J piloted by privacy data omitted departed dxr with 2 passengers on 1/4/2014 at 1924 hrs zulu. Purpose of flight was to conduct a sight seeing tour around the statue of liberty-nyc. After arriving on scene he made two turns around the statue with the intent to return to dxr. In contact with ATC he entered the hudson VFR corridor, proceeding n/b north of 50th street nyc privacy data omitted detected an engine loss of power through engine sound and verified by scanning the RPM gauge. He proceeded to perform the engine loss of power in flight checklist as published in the Piper manufactures pilot information handbook. After completing the checklist the aircraft powerplant failed to respond to the corrective procedures and a complete loss of engine power was experienced. At this time privacy data omitted prepared the passengers and the aircraft for a forced landing on the major deegan expressway, Bronx NY. A hard landing occurred causing collapse of landing gear and substantial damage to aircraft. Pilot and rear passenger were uninjured; the right seat passenger sustained a minor laceration to her forehead.
As the FAA filed it
N9409J PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DXR WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON 1/4/2014 AT 1924 HRS ZULU. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT A SIGHT SEEING TOUR AROUND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY-NYC. AFTER ARRIVING ON SCENE HE MADE TWO TURNS AROUND THE STATUE WITH THE INTENT TO RETURN TO DXR. IN CONTACT WITH ATC HE ENTERED THE HUDSON VFR CORRIDOR, PROCEEDING N/B NORTH OF 50TH STREET NYC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DETECTED AN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER THROUGH ENGINE SOUND AND VERIFIED BY SCANNING THE RPM GAUGE. HE PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST AS PUBLISHED IN THE PIPER MANUFACTURES PILOT INFORMATION HANDBOOK. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST THE AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. AT THIS TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREPARED THE PASSENGERS AND THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FORCED LANDING ON THE MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY, BRONX NY. A HARD LANDING OCCURRED CAUSING COLLAPSE OF LANDING GEAR AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND REAR PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED; THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD.
NTSB investigation
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