What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 30, 2004 aircraft departed the north Las Vegas airport for a local flight, as aircraft was on approach to north Las Vegas, airport @ 3500' MSL the pilot experienced a sudden engine shutdown. Pilot attempted to re-start engine with no success. Subsequently aircraft made forced landing on city street causing substantial damage to aircraft. I responded to lone mountain aviation where the aircraft was housed for inspection. privacy data omitted (Continental engines), privacy data omitted (Cessna aircraft) and I reviewed log books and inspected aircraft. Fuel strainer, flow divider and main throttle body filters were checked, no abnormalities were found. Damaged propeller removed and serviceable propeller was installed. Engine was ran several times both metered and unmetered fuel pressures were checked in accordance with tcm SID97-3. Metered fuel pressure 2.0 PSI @ 600 RPM unmetered fuel pressure 9.5 PSI @ 600 RPM. Ignition circuit also checked with no abnormalities noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2004 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT, AS AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO NORTH LAS VEGAS, AIRPORT @ 3500' MSL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-START ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS. SUBSEQUENTLY AIRCRAFT MADE FORCED LANDING ON CITY STREET CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. I RESPONDED TO LONE MOUNTAIN AVIATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOUSED FOR INSPECTION. ^PRIVACY DAT^ (CONTINENTAL ENGINES), ^PRIVACY DAT^ (CESSNA AIRCRAFT) AND I REVIEWED LOG BOOKS AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT. FUEL STRAINER, FLOW DIVIDER AND MAIN THROTTLE BODY FILTERS WERE CHECKED, NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. DAMAGED PROPELLER REMOVED AND SERVICEABLE PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED. ENGINE WAS RAN SEVERAL TIMES BOTH METERED AND UNMETERED FUEL PRESSURES WERE CHECKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TCM SID97-3. METERED FUEL PRESSURE 2.0 PSI @ 600 RPM UNMETERED FUEL PRESSURE 9.5 PSI @ 600 RPM. IGNITION CIRCUIT ALSO CHECKED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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