What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft engine failed and the acft made an emergency landing in a field. (.19) on may 13, 1999, at 0830 central daylight time, a Cessna 175B airplane, N8133T, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Spur, Texas. The private, commercial pilot, who was the owner and operator of the airplane, and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The cross country flight originated from brownfield, Texas at 0730. According to the pilot the airplane was in cruise flight at 4,000 feet AGL when the engine lost power. He executed a forced landing to a dirt road. The airplane initially touched down adjacent to the dirt road and then became airborne again. The airplane then crossed over a barbed wire fence and came to rest upright, in sandy terrain. An FAA inspector examined the airplane at the site and stated that the right wing spar was structurally damaged and the engine firewall was buckled. Additionally the nose wheel was bent beneath the airframe. (-23)pm may 13, 1999, at 0830 central daylight time, aircraft Cessna 175B, N8133T, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Spur, TX. The pilot/owner and single passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 flight. A flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from brownfield, TX at approximately 0730. The pilot stated that, while at cruise flight at 4,000 feet AGL, the engine lost power. He executed a forced landing attempting to make a dirt road. The aircraft initially touched down in the field short of the dirt road, became airborne again, and crossed a barbed wire fence coming to rest in the ditch along side the dirt road.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE FAILED AND THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. (.19) ON MAY 13, 1999, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175B AIRPLANE, N8133T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SPUR, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BROWNFIELD, TEXAS AT 0730. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ADJACENT TO THE DIRT ROAD AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE THEN CROSSED OVER A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, IN SANDY TERRAIN. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SITE AND STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED. ADDITIONALLY THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT BENEATH THE AIRFRAME. (-23)PM MAY 13, 1999, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT CESSNA 175B, N8133T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SPUR, TX. THE PILOT/OWNER AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BROWNFIELD, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 0730. THE PILOT STATED THAT, WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD SHORT OF THE DIRT ROAD, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND CROSSED A BARBED WIRE FENCE COMING TO REST IN THE DITCH ALONG SIDE THE DIRT ROAD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.