What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Tuesday, may 06, 1997, at approximately 11:15 PDT, Mr. Martin blanchard was acting as pilot in command of a funk B85-C aircraft. Following departure from runway 10 at Selma Airport, the aircraft engine failed at approximately 800 feet above ground level. Mr. Blanchard attempted to make an off airport landing in a plowed field approximately 1 1/2 miles south of the airport, on the west side of deworf avenue, 2/10 miles south of floral avenue, Selma, CA. Landing across the fields plowed furrows the aircraft's left main landing gear collapsed following ground contact. During the remaining slide to a stop the aircraft propeller was bent aft and minor damage occurred to the right wing tip. The pilot and passenger did not sustain any injuries. The weather was VFR and no flight plan was filed. It was noted during the investigation that Mr. Blanchard did not have a current medical certificate in his possession. Mr. Blanchard's medical certificate had expired in November of 1996 and he had not renewed it. Mr. Blanchard had further failed to obtain a flight review in the past twenty four months as required by federal aviation regulations.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, MAY 06, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 PDT, MR. MARTIN BLANCHARD WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A FUNK B85-C AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 10 AT SELMA AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. MR. BLANCHARD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, ON THE WEST SIDE OF DEWORF AVENUE, 2/10 MILES SOUTH OF FLORAL AVENUE, SELMA, CA. LANDING ACROSS THE FIELDS PLOWED FURROWS THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWING GROUND CONTACT. DURING THE REMAINING SLIDE TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS BENT AFT AND MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT MR. BLANCHARD DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION. MR. BLANCHARD'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 1996 AND HE HAD NOT RENEWED IT. MR. BLANCHARD HAD FURTHER FAILED TO OBTAIN A FLIGHT REVIEW IN THE PAST TWENTY FOUR MONTHS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.
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