What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 21, 2009, about 1655 PDT, a Mooney M20J, N4718H: experienced a loss of engine power after takeoff from runway 13 and made an off-airport landing in a vineyard at the healsburg airport (031), healsburg, CA. Pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 code federal regulations part 91, as a personal flight. The airplane sustained substantial structural damage during the forced landing. No injury to pilot. Visual meterological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was destined for charles m. schulz, sonoma county airport (sts).
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21, 2009, ABOUT 1655 PDT, A MOONEY M20J, N4718H: EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A VINEYARD AT THE HEALSBURG AIRPORT (031), HEALSBURG, CA. PILOT/OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. NO INJURY TO PILOT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR CHARLES M. SCHULZ, SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT (STS).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.