What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 17, 1999, at 0920 hours pacific daylight time, an amateur-built mintz vari-eze, N86KM, landed in the desert short of runway 2L at the Jean, Nevada, airport, following a pilot reported rough running engine. The aircraft, constructed, owned, and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR PART91 of the federal aviation regulations, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight originated at the Jean Airport about 0910 for a local area personal flight. According to federal aviation administration inspectors from the las vegas, Nevada, flight standards district office, the pilot was giving rides as part of an experimental aircraft association discover aviation program. The pilot departed runway 2L and was on a downwind departure when the engine began to run rough. The pilot turnedtoward the runway but had insufficient altitude and power to make the airport. The aircraft landed short of the runway in desert terrain and sustained substantial damage. (-23)during approach to land at Jean Airport, NV. The pilot reported rough engine, could not make runway 2 and landed in a dirt field 1.5 miles short of the runway. No injuries to the two occupants, substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 17, 1999, AT 0920 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT MINTZ VARI-EZE, N86KM, LANDED IN THE DESERT SHORT OF RUNWAY 2L AT THE JEAN, NEVADA, AIRPORT, FOLLOWING A PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT, CONSTRUCTED, OWNED, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE JEAN AIRPORT ABOUT 0910 FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTORS FROM THE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THE PILOT WAS GIVING RIDES AS PART OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION DISCOVER AVIATION PROGRAM. THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 2L AND WAS ON A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNEDTOWARD THE RUNWAY BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND POWER TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN DESERT TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT JEAN AIRPORT, NV. THE PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE, COULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY 2 AND LANDED IN A DIRT FIELD 1.5 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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