What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 19, 2002, about 1025 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-235, N9483W, collided with the ground during a forced landed near Van Nuys, California. The airplane was operated by shane masonry & concrete inc. under 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Van Nuys Airport about 1025 en route to brackett field, la verne, California. According to a federal aviation administration inspector, the airplane lost engine power and executed a forced landing in the flood basin 1 mile south of Van Nuys Airport. (-23) on 10/19/02 N9483 a Piper PA-28-235 departed Van Nuys Airport on a CFR 14 part 91 flight. During climb out N9483W experienced a sudden and complete engine failure. The pilot contacted Van Nuys tower and declared an emergency, then turned back to the airport. The pilot realized that he would not make the airport, the pilot shot a landing into the dam basin south of the Van Nuys Airport alongside a model airplane runway. The pilot and passeng er were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 19, 2002, ABOUT 1025 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-235, N9483W, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDED NEAR VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY SHANE MASONRY & CONCRETE INC. UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VAN NUYS AIRPORT ABOUT 1025 EN ROUTE TO BRACKETT FIELD, LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN THE FLOOD BASIN 1 MILE SOUTH OF VAN NUYS AIRPORT. (-23) ON 10/19/02 N9483 A PIPER PA-28-235 DEPARTED VAN NUYS AIRPORT ON A CFR 14 PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING CLIMB OUT N9483W EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT CONTACTED VAN NUYS TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT SHOT A LANDING INTO THE DAM BASIN SOUTH OF THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT ALONGSIDE A MODEL AIRPLANE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENG ER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.