What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 01, 2001, an amatuer-built experimental arthur Dragonfly was at cruise flight at 4000 feet MSL when the engine quit. The pilot made several unsuccessful attempts to start the engine. He made an emergency forced landing in open desert terrain southeast of Marana, Arizona. During the forced landing, the nose landing gear was fractured and the forward canard was damaged. The aircraft was being operated by the pilot/owner as a personal flight under CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot received only minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 01, 2001, AN AMATUER-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL ARTHUR DRAGONFLY WAS AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4000 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN OPEN DESERT TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF MARANA, ARIZONA. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS FRACTURED AND THE FORWARD CANARD WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.