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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Glasairiisft · Trinidad, TX · April 6, 2002

Date: April 6, 2002 · 10:00 local
Place: Trinidad, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N952W
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiisft
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On April 6, 2002, a glassair, N952W, sustained minor damage while attempting to execute a forced landing in Trinidad, TX. The pilot stated that the engine began to run rough and was losing power. He elected to make a forced landing into a pasture. Upon landing the nosewheel collapsed and the aircraft impacted a fence before coming to rest in the field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 6, 2002, A GLASSAIR, N952W, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING IN TRINIDAD, TX. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND WAS LOSING POWER. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING INTO A PASTURE. UPON LANDING THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE FIELD.