What happened
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(-23) On August 7, 2005, at 1110 MDT, a rutan long eze, N16WF, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted incurred an electrical and engine failure while on approach to Albuquerque International Airport (abq), Albuquerque, NM during a pleasure flight. While attempting an emergency landing the aircraft's left wing struck a cement retaining wall then the aircraft collided with the curb and gutter of a frontage road. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was not on an FAA flight plan. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at henderson NV on August 7, 2005 at 0800 MST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2005, AT 1110 MDT, A RUTAN LONG EZE, N16WF, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ INCURRED AN ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ON APPROACH TO ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ), ALBUQUERQUE, NM DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A CEMENT RETAINING WALL THEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE CURB AND GUTTER OF A FRONTAGE ROAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HENDERSON NV ON AUGUST 7, 2005 AT 0800 MST.
NTSB investigation
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