What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 25, 2002, at 2130 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5268K, lost engine power and forced landed on a road near Creston, California. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and two passengers sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed montgomery field, san diego, California, about 1850. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. (-23) aircraft lost engine power enroute to prb at 2120 hours. The pilot in command executed a successful emergency landing on a rural road near Creston, CA. The pilot reported no injuries to occupants and some damage to the right leading edge of the wing. (-23 amendment) further investigation found substantial damage to the wing structure requiring replacement of wing skin and ribs. Aircraft undamaged other than that caused by impact with an object during the emergency landing causing the wing leading edge damage. The powerplant was serviceable, just had no fuel. After refueling powerplant performed normal. Operations unit inspector consulted, PIC counseled.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 25, 2002, AT 2130 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N5268K, LOST ENGINE POWER AND FORCED LANDED ON A ROAD NEAR CRESTON, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1850. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER ENROUTE TO PRB AT 2120 HOURS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RURAL ROAD NEAR CRESTON, CA. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. (-23 AMENDMENT) FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF WING SKIN AND RIBS. AIRCRAFT UNDAMAGED OTHER THAN THAT CAUSED BY IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSING THE WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE POWERPLANT WAS SERVICEABLE, JUST HAD NO FUEL. AFTER REFUELING POWERPLANT PERFORMED NORMAL. OPERATIONS UNIT INSPECTOR CONSULTED, PIC COUNSELED.
NTSB investigation
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