What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 12, 2001, at 2230 CST, a Cessna 182 airplane, N5004D, made a forced landing in a grass field at Hazen airport. The commercial pilot landed about 6 feet west of and parallel to runway 36 at the Hazen airport (6M0), Arkansas. He guided the Cessna 182 over runway 36 VASI lights without runway/taxi lights and without any electrical power to the aircraft. The pilot, sole occupant, reported to memphis center that he los electrical power 10 miles north of Hazen. The commercial pilot stated that he used his hand held GPS and made an attempt to land at stuttgart, Arkansas (8MO). He then decided to fly to Hazen. He saw the rotating beacon an VASI lights at Hazen and decided to land. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the front undercariage, propeller, engine, lower engine cowl, when the nose gear collapse during landing in tall grass. No injuries occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during landing. The pilot was on a IFR flight plan from milliton, (nqa) tenn enroute to georgetown, Texas (gtv). The probable cause of total electrical failure has not been determined at this time. Owner has been advised to inform FAA of the nature of this electrica l malfunction when known.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 12, 2001, AT 2230 CST, A CESSNA 182 AIRPLANE, N5004D, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD AT HAZEN AIRPORT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT LANDED ABOUT 6 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 36 AT THE HAZEN AIRPORT (6M0), ARKANSAS. HE GUIDED THE CESSNA 182 OVER RUNWAY 36 VASI LIGHTS WITHOUT RUNWAY/TAXI LIGHTS AND WITHOUT ANY ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED TO MEMPHIS CENTER THAT HE LOS ELECTRICAL POWER 10 MILES NORTH OF HAZEN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE USED HIS HAND HELD GPS AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT STUTTGART, ARKANSAS (8MO). HE THEN DECIDED TO FLY TO HAZEN. HE SAW THE ROTATING BEACON AN VASI LIGHTS AT HAZEN AND DECIDED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT UNDERCARIAGE, PROPELLER, ENGINE, LOWER ENGINE COWL, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING IN TALL GRASS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MILLITON, (NQA) TENN ENROUTE TO GEORGETOWN, TEXAS (GTV). THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. OWNER HAS BEEN ADVISED TO INFORM FAA OF THE NATURE OF THIS ELECTRICA L MALFUNCTION WHEN KNOWN.
Other reports on N5004D · 2
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