What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot returning from a long cross country experienced a rough running engine while in the downwind to land at Central Jersey Airport. On base leg the engine quit, pilot was unable to restart. In attempt to make the runway, the plane stalled and came to rest approximately a quarter mile short of the runway. The plane was upright in the tree tops approximately 75 feet in the air. Pilot was rescued 4 hours later and was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT RETURNING FROM A LONG CROSS COUNTRY EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WHILE IN THE DOWNWIND TO LAND AT CENTRAL JERSEY AIRPORT. ON BASE LEG THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, THE PLANE STALLED AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE WAS UPRIGHT IN THE TREE TOPS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET IN THE AIR. PILOT WAS RESCUED 4 HOURS LATER AND WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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