What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/23/98, approximately 0830 mountain daylight time, a Piper model L-4A (J-3C), N51524, owned by Mr. Howard l. penley, received incidental damage when it impacted terrain during a forced landing approximately 4 miles east north east of the west Texas (TX04) airport, El Paso, TX. The pilot-in-command, and sole occupant of the aircraft, holds an airline transport pilot certificat with airplane, multiengine land and commercial privileges for airplane, single engine, land. The pilot was uninjured when the aircraft suffered a partial power loss and he elected to make a precautionary landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local area personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR part 91.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/23/98, APPROXIMATELY 0830 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER MODEL L-4A (J-3C), N51524, OWNED BY MR. HOWARD L. PENLEY, RECEIVED INCIDENTAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST NORTH EAST OF THE WEST TEXAS (TX04) AIRPORT, EL PASO, TX. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICAT WITH AIRPLANE, MULTIENGINE LAND AND COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES FOR AIRPLANE, SINGLE ENGINE, LAND. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.
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