What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 20, 2006, at 0720 MST, a Piper PA-28-235 owned by privacy data omitted and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted privacy data omitted, experienced loss of power during cruise flight and performed an emergency landing west of rio rancho, new Mexico. VFR conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage when the landing gear struck a sand berm on the edge of the road. The pilot, the holder of a private pilot certificate with single engine land and instrument ratings, was not injured. Three passengers aboard the aircraft were also not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2006, AT 0720 MST, A PIPER PA-28-235 OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WEST OF RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SAND BERM ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THE PILOT, THE HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS, WAS NOT INJURED. THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE ALSO 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.