What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 5, 2006 at approximately 1055 am Mooney M20K, N27ER piloted by privacy data omitted an instrument rated private pilot, was on final to runway 12 at Hillsboro municipal airport. The pilot had requested to perform a practice ILS approach and was approximately 3.5 miles north west of the airport when the pilot transmitted that he was losing power and was going to land in a grass airfield. The pilot impacted terrain in a filbert nut orchard adjacent to sunset airpark, north plains, Oregon.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1055 AM MOONEY M20K, N27ER PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^ AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 12 AT HILLSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED TO PERFORM A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS GOING TO LAND IN A GRASS AIRFIELD. THE PILOT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A FILBERT NUT ORCHARD ADJACENT TO SUNSET AIRPARK, NORTH PLAINS, OREGON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.