What happened
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(-23) On June 16, 2005, about 1435 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N5229T, experienced a partial loss of engine power and performed a forced landing on a rough dirt road near happy Jack, Arizona. The rough nature of the landing area resulted in structural damage to the wings. American aviation, inc., peyton, Colorado, was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured;the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal flight departed gallup, new Mexico, about 1354 mountain daylight time, with a planned intermediate destination of needles, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2005, ABOUT 1435 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N5229T, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROUGH DIRT ROAD NEAR HAPPY JACK, ARIZONA. THE ROUGH NATURE OF THE LANDING AREA RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS. AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., PEYTON, COLORADO, WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED;THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 1354 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, WITH A PLANNED INTERMEDIATE DESTINATION OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.
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