What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 10, 2002, about 1205 mountain standard time, a Boeing B75N1, N17678, experienced a loss of engine power during initial climb from the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Casa Grande, Arizona. The pilot made a forced landing in a field. During rollout the airplane impacted a berm and was substantially damaged. Neither the airline transport certificated pilot/flight instructor, nor the pilot receiving instruction, was injured. The airplane was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Casa Grande about 1200. (-23) on August 10, 2002, about 1205 mountain standard time, a Boeing B75N1, N17678, experienced a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from runway 23 at the Casa Grande airport, in Casa Grande, Arizona. The pilot turned back toward the airport, but landed short of the runway. The aircraft rolled into a ditch and damaged the landing gear, lower wings. Neither the pilot/atp, flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction, were injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was being operated u nder 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 10, 2002, ABOUT 1205 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BOEING B75N1, N17678, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A BERM AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, NOR THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, WAS INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CASA GRANDE ABOUT 1200. (-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2002, ABOUT 1205 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BOEING B75N1, N17678, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 23 AT THE CASA GRANDE AIRPORT, IN CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, BUT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR, LOWER WINGS. NEITHER THE PILOT/ATP, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED U NDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.