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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA18150 · Menard, TX · June 16, 2002

Date: June 16, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place: Menard, TX
Airport: Menard County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82207
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) On June 16, 2002, at approximately 4 miles north of the Menard, Texas airport and shortly after takeoff the aircraft lost engine power, then the engine quit. The pilot and one passenger made a forced landing in a field. The aircraft struck the ground and small trees coming to rest upright facing. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF THE MENARD, TEXAS AIRPORT AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND SMALL TREES COMING TO REST UPRIGHT FACING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.