What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was conducting practice instrument approaches, when on a missed approach the aircraft lost power. The pilot declared an emergency and turned toward the runway he was cleared to land. He was unable to make it to the runway and crashed one mile sw of rwy 1. The aircraft was totally damaged and the pilot was injured. (.19) on June 7, 2002 about 1348 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301, N697MA, registered to a private individual, impacted with the ground during a forced landing near Key Field Airport, Meridian, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 local personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot reported serious injuries. The flight had originated from the same airport about 1330. According to the FAA the pilot was practicing instrument approaches in VFR condition, and had completed a practice instrument approach to runway 1. The pilot was following the published missed approach and the flight had attained an altitude of about 500 to 600 feet when the pilot reported he was having engine problems. He was cleared to land, and was turning left on a short base leg to runway 1, when he reported that the engine lost complete power, and he could not make it to the runway. The pilot elected to land in a field, and impact with trees about 2 miles southwest of the runway threshold.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, WHEN ON A MISSED APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED TOWARD THE RUNWAY HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED ONE MILE SW OF RWY 1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS INJURED. (.19) ON JUNE 7, 2002 ABOUT 1348 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-301, N697MA, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR KEY FIELD AIRPORT, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1330. ACCORDING TO THE FAA THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES IN VFR CONDITION, AND HAD COMPLETED A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1. THE PILOT WAS FOLLOWING THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH AND THE FLIGHT HAD ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND, AND WAS TURNING LEFT ON A SHORT BASE LEG TO RUNWAY 1, WHEN HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER, AND HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD, AND IMPACT WITH TREES ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.
NTSB investigation
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