What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 22, 2009 at approximately 1235 mountain standard time a Piper pa 28-235 single engine airplane, N9487W, landed short of runway 15 at Meadow Lake Airport, CO., (K00V) privacy data omitted was the pilot-in-command with one passenger on board. Both were not injured. The pilot stated that he was on final approach about 500 ft above the ground and the engine quit. The aircraft landed in the field north of the runway and skidded about 100 ft then went over a blacktop road striking two barb wire fences, stopping just before the runway 15 threshold. Both wing tank were rupture from striking the fence. Minor damage to the right and left wings skin, and flaps.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME A PIPER PA 28-235 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N9487W, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 15 AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT, CO., (K00V) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. BOTH WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FIELD NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED ABOUT 100 FT THEN WENT OVER A BLACKTOP ROAD STRIKING TWO BARB WIRE FENCES, STOPPING JUST BEFORE THE RUNWAY 15 THRESHOLD. BOTH WING TANK WERE RUPTURE FROM STRIKING THE FENCE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS SKIN, AND FLAPS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.