What happened
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(-23) On January 24, 2000 at 1130AM, CST, a Cessna R-172K, N736YN, registered to and operated by a private owner under title 14 CFR part 91, declared an emergency and made a forced landing in a grass field 2 miles southeast of mineral springs, Arkansas. The pilot reported to jonesboro afss that he had engine failure during cruise and was enroute to pine bluff airport (pbf). The private pilot landed in a grass field near the txk 020 radial at 23 miles. The aircraft sustained minor damage with one passenger on board. No injuries were reported. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was dismantled on site and moved to hope airport (M18) for repairs. During inspection of aircraft, it ws determined the engine had excessive amount of metal contaminations. The owner sold aircraft to another party, they in turn, will provide this office with a detail tear down report of powerplant during overhaul and send in a m or d report when completed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 24, 2000 AT 1130AM, CST, A CESSNA R-172K, N736YN, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT REPORTED TO JONESBORO AFSS THAT HE HAD ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE AND WAS ENROUTE TO PINE BLUFF AIRPORT (PBF). THE PRIVATE PILOT LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD NEAR THE TXK 020 RADIAL AT 23 MILES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED ON SITE AND MOVED TO HOPE AIRPORT (M18) FOR REPAIRS. DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, IT WS DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL CONTAMINATIONS. THE OWNER SOLD AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER PARTY, THEY IN TURN, WILL PROVIDE THIS OFFICE WITH A DETAIL TEAR DOWN REPORT OF POWERPLANT DURING OVERHAUL AND SEND IN A M OR D REPORT WHEN COMPLETED.
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