What happened
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(-23) On August 31, 2002 @ 1600 CDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N3961K, during a flight from canton, Texas to the gregg county airport in longview, Texas, experienced power loss which forced the pilot to land in a field near Price, Texas. The forced landing caused major damage to the aircraft, severing the right wing, right main landing gear and nose landing gear, crumpling the fuselage, removing sheet metal and supporting ribs from the passenger side floor, cracking the windshield, breaking the pilot's control yoke and bending the throttle control and propeller. The airplane was owned and operated by Mr. Veldon clyde ross under the provision of title 14 CFR part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for personal flight. The pilot received no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2002 @ 1600 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N3961K, DURING A FLIGHT FROM CANTON, TEXAS TO THE GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS WHICH FORCED THE PILOT TO LAND IN A FIELD NEAR PRICE, TEXAS. THE FORCED LANDING CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, SEVERING THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, CRUMPLING THE FUSELAGE, REMOVING SHEET METAL AND SUPPORTING RIBS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING THE PILOT'S CONTROL YOKE AND BENDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. VELDON CLYDE ROSS UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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