What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit on downwind for runway 19 and the aircraft landed short of the runway. (.19)on July 20, 1999, at 1710 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-180, N6316P, was substantially damaged during a forced landing at Boscobel Airport, Boscobel, Wisconsin. The 14 CFR part 91 flight had departed reedsburg, Wisconsin, with Boscobel as the final destination airport. The airplane was abeam the runway numbers when the engine coughed once and then quit. The pilot landed the airplane in a field that paralleled the runway. The airplane went into a gully and was subsequently damaged. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. (-23)see narrative CHI99LA246
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 19 AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. (.19)ON JULY 20, 1999, AT 1710 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-180, N6316P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AT BOSCOBEL AIRPORT, BOSCOBEL, WISCONSIN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN, WITH BOSCOBEL AS THE FINAL DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS ABEAM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS WHEN THE ENGINE COUGHED ONCE AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD THAT PARALLELED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A GULLY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23)SEE NARRATIVE CHI99LA246
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.