What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 6, 2000, at 1748 MST, a Cessna 152, N95262, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in a chili field 1/2 mile east of the Roswell industrial air center in Roswell, n.m. the airplane was returning to the airport at night in VFR conditions following a training flight that lasted approx. 1 hour. The post accident on scene investigation by an FAA investor revealed only 1 pint of fuel in each fuel tank. The instructor and student pilot were not injured. (.4) on November 6, 2000, at 1747 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N95262, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Roswell, new Mexico. The airline transport pilot flight instructor and his student were not injured. Great southwest aviation, inc., Roswell, new Mexico, was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, instructional flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The flight instructor had not filed a flight plan. According to the flight instructor, the engine stopped producing power, and he performed a night forced landing to a "dark area. " during the forced landing, the airplane impacted a transmission wire. Subsequently, during the landing sequence, the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer were damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a mechanic revealed 1 pint of fuel remaining in each wing tank. The flight instructor said that he watched his student perform the preflight, but was distracted by a conversation with a fellow employee. The flight instructor said that he did not visually check the fuel tanks himself.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2000, AT 1748 MST, A CESSNA 152, N95262, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CHILI FIELD 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER IN ROSWELL, N.M. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A TRAINING FLIGHT THAT LASTED APPROX. 1 HOUR. THE POST ACCIDENT ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY AN FAA INVESTOR REVEALED ONLY 1 PINT OF FUEL IN EACH FUEL TANK. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2000, AT 1747 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N95262, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. GREAT SOUTHWEST AVIATION, INC., ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER, AND HE PERFORMED A NIGHT FORCED LANDING TO A "DARK AREA. " DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A TRANSMISSION WIRE. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A MECHANIC REVEALED 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINING IN EACH WING TANK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE WATCHED HIS STUDENT PERFORM THE PREFLIGHT, BUT WAS DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS HIMSELF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.