What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 21, 2000, at 1600 central standard time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N6179Q, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Slidell, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by delta qualiflight, inc., of fort worth, Texas. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from the fort worth meacham international airport and was destined for ardmore, Oklahoma. According to the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the pilot stated that while enroute, the weather started to deteriorate and the pilot elected to divert and return to fort worth. During the turn to reverse course, the engine lost power. The pilot applied carburetor heat; however, the engine RPM continued to decrease to 1,200 RPM. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. During the landing, the airplane jumped a road and impacted trees, structurally damaging the left wing. (-23) on January 21, 2000, at 1500 CST, a Cessna 152, N6179Q, owned by delta qualiflight aviation,privacy data omitted incurred an accident while attempting an emergency landing due to the engine losing power, in a field 5 miles west of Slidell, Texas on county road 2740, 1 mile south of fm 455, on a pleasure flight from fort worth meacham (ftw) to ardomore, OK. Visual meterological conditions prevailed on departure and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained damage and the pilot and passenger were not injuried. The pilot holds a privat pilot se land and instrument certificate, number 2602983. The flight originated at ftw on January 21, 2000 at 1305 CST.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 21, 2000, AT 1600 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N6179Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SLIDELL, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY DELTA QUALIFLIGHT, INC., OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WAS DESTINED FOR ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE, THE WEATHER STARTED TO DETERIORATE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT AND RETURN TO FORT WORTH. DURING THE TURN TO REVERSE COURSE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO 1,200 RPM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE JUMPED A ROAD AND IMPACTED TREES, STRUCTURALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. (-23) ON JANUARY 21, 2000, AT 1500 CST, A CESSNA 152, N6179Q, OWNED BY DELTA QUALIFLIGHT AVIATION,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCURRED AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO THE ENGINE LOSING POWER, IN A FIELD 5 MILES WEST OF SLIDELL, TEXAS ON COUNTY ROAD 2740, 1 MILE SOUTH OF FM 455, ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM FORT WORTH MEACHAM (FTW) TO ARDOMORE, OK. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED ON DEPARTURE AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURIED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVAT PILOT SE LAND AND INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 2602983. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FTW ON JANUARY 21, 2000 AT 1305 CST.
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