What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On may 20, 2001, about 1150 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182E, N9344X, operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing on highway 50, about 50 miles east of Fallon, Nevada. Neither the private pilot nor his two passengers were injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated at hawthorne, California, at 1050. The pilot reported that they were just flying around when he smelled smoke and made a precautionary landing on the highway. Because of an oncoming car, the pilot maneuvered to one side of the highway for clearance and collided with a road sign. (-23) pilot smelled fumes from shortly after takeoff but did not associate them with an aircraft problem initially. When flying near his destination, he felt they were stronger and decided to make an emergency landing on the highway, nevade hwy 50. Upon touchdown and rollout, he observed an automobile coming in the opposite direction that he had not previously seen. He veered to miss the auto and his wing struck a road sign causing loss of contro l with the aircraft coming to rest upside down. There were no injuries. The nose strut was sheared off of the aircraft and the right wing spar was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 20, 2001, ABOUT 1150 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182E, N9344X, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 50, ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF FALLON, NEVADA. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT NOR HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, AT 1050. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THEY WERE JUST FLYING AROUND WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE OF AN ONCOMING CAR, THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR CLEARANCE AND COLLIDED WITH A ROAD SIGN. (-23) PILOT SMELLED FUMES FROM SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF BUT DID NOT ASSOCIATE THEM WITH AN AIRCRAFT PROBLEM INITIALLY. WHEN FLYING NEAR HIS DESTINATION, HE FELT THEY WERE STRONGER AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY, NEVADE HWY 50. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT, HE OBSERVED AN AUTOMOBILE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN. HE VEERED TO MISS THE AUTO AND HIS WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN CAUSING LOSS OF CONTRO L WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE NOSE STRUT WAS SHEARED OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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