What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 9, 2001, at 1700 CST, a Nord mod. 1101, (experimental), reg. Number N208BF, owned and operated by richard m. barrett of mckinney, TX., recieved substantial damage resulting from an emergency landing. Mr. Barrett and one passenger departed aero country airport (T31), mckinney, TX., rwy 17 for the purpose of a local pleasure flight. Upon establishing climb, the landing gear handle was selected in the up position. The engine subsequently lost power. The pilot switched the fuel selector to reserve. Power was not restored. The pilot was not able to maintain altitude with the remaining available power. Altitude did not permit further attempts to restore power. The pilot turned the a/c into the wind on aheading of approx. 130 degrees and landed with the gear retracted. The a/c came to rest in a dirt field approx. 1000 feet southeast fo the departure end of rwy 17 causing damage to the propeller, engine cowling, creased and wrinkled skins on bottom of fuselage, buckled skins and popped rivets on aft empennage, and right airleron separated form outboard hinge. Mr. Barrett sustained injury in the form of lacerations and a fractured vertebrae. Passenger not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 9, 2001, AT 1700 CST, A NORD MOD. 1101, (EXPERIMENTAL), REG. NUMBER N208BF, OWNED AND OPERATED BY RICHARD M. BARRETT OF MCKINNEY, TX., RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. MR. BARRETT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT (T31), MCKINNEY, TX., RWY 17 FOR THE PURPOSE OF A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. UPON ESTABLISHING CLIMB, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED IN THE UP POSITION. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO RESERVE. POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH THE REMAINING AVAILABLE POWER. ALTITUDE DID NOT PERMIT FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER. THE PILOT TURNED THE A/C INTO THE WIND ON AHEADING OF APPROX. 130 DEGREES AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE A/C CAME TO REST IN A DIRT FIELD APPROX. 1000 FEET SOUTHEAST FO THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 17 CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, CREASED AND WRINKLED SKINS ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE, BUCKLED SKINS AND POPPED RIVETS ON AFT EMPENNAGE, AND RIGHT AIRLERON SEPARATED FORM OUTBOARD HINGE. MR. BARRETT SUSTAINED INJURY IN THE FORM OF LACERATIONS AND A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. PASSENGER NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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