What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 17, 2001 at 1845 gmt, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N8355L, owned by larry herrea,privacy data omitted while on an instructional flight, enroute from killeen, Texas to Alliance airport (afw) fort Worth, Texas the aircraft had an oil pressure light and pressure to zero. Few seconds later the engine seized and an emergency alnding was made in a field south east of afw in a field approx. 1000 yards east of I-35W and south of golden triangle blvd. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and a flight plan was not filed by the crew. The a/c sustained substantial damage, the pilot and second pilot suffered serious injury and the passenger suffered minor injuries. The pilot holds a commercial certificate and the second pilot a commercail certificate. The flight originated at killeen, Texas on February 17, 2001 at 1745 gmt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2001 AT 1845 GMT, A PIPER PA-32R-301T, N8355L, OWNED BY LARRY HERREA,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, ENROUTE FROM KILLEEN, TEXAS TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT (AFW) FORT WORTH, TEXAS THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND PRESSURE TO ZERO. FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED AND AN EMERGENCY ALNDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD SOUTH EAST OF AFW IN A FIELD APPROX. 1000 YARDS EAST OF I-35W AND SOUTH OF GOLDEN TRIANGLE BLVD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED BY THE CREW. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT AND SECOND PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE AND THE SECOND PILOT A COMMERCAIL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KILLEEN, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 17, 2001 AT 1745 GMT.
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