What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 2, 2001, at 1930 MST, a Cessna 210, N6394B, registered to cabezon leasing LLC, made a forced landing on new Mexico state highway 314 adjacent to mid valley airpark (E98) after losing power during a maintenance check flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan or weather briefing had been initiated, no damage was inflicted on the aircraft, and the certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at mid valley airpark immediately prior to the incident. By his own admission, the pilot had checked the fuel and believed there was "enough fuel to accomplish what [he] needed". While on downwind, the engine sputtered; while turning final, the engine quit completely. The pilot determinde he could not make the runway and landed on the highway. Local police responded to the scene and after they completed their investigation, the aircraft was towed back to the hangar after which the pilot departed the airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2001, AT 1930 MST, A CESSNA 210, N6394B, REGISTERED TO CABEZON LEASING LLC, MADE A FORCED LANDING ON NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY 314 ADJACENT TO MID VALLEY AIRPARK (E98) AFTER LOSING POWER DURING A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BRIEFING HAD BEEN INITIATED, NO DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MID VALLEY AIRPARK IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. BY HIS OWN ADMISSION, THE PILOT HAD CHECKED THE FUEL AND BELIEVED THERE WAS "ENOUGH FUEL TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT [HE] NEEDED". WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED; WHILE TURNING FINAL, THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT DETERMINDE HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. LOCAL POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND AFTER THEY COMPLETED THEIR INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR AFTER WHICH THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT.
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