What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N737YK, a Cessna, CE-182-R aircraft, while enroute from south lake tahoe airport (tvl) to san carlos airport 9SQL) landed in a field 6 miles short of hayward (hwd) airport. Union City police (ucpd) were disptached to the incident area. Ucpd officer located the aircraft and determined the sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. Ucpd reports, interview with the sole occupant also was the pilot of the aircraft. Ucpd interview with the pilot supports the statement given to the FAA that the aircraft engine lost power on descent at or about 2000 feet MSL. Conversations with NTSB revealed the police report had been faxed to la NTSB, a copy was requested and NTSB forwarded a copy to the FSDO. NTSB stated they would not investigate this incident. Interview with the pilot revealed he made what he termed a precautionary landing in the empty field.
As the FAA filed it
N737YK, A CESSNA, CE-182-R AIRCRAFT, WHILE ENROUTE FROM SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT (TVL) TO SAN CARLOS AIRPORT 9SQL) LANDED IN A FIELD 6 MILES SHORT OF HAYWARD (HWD) AIRPORT. UNION CITY POLICE (UCPD) WERE DISPTACHED TO THE INCIDENT AREA. UCPD OFFICER LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. UCPD REPORTS, INTERVIEW WITH THE SOLE OCCUPANT ALSO WAS THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT. UCPD INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT SUPPORTS THE STATEMENT GIVEN TO THE FAA THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON DESCENT AT OR ABOUT 2000 FEET MSL. CONVERSATIONS WITH NTSB REVEALED THE POLICE REPORT HAD BEEN FAXED TO LA NTSB, A COPY WAS REQUESTED AND NTSB FORWARDED A COPY TO THE FSDO. NTSB STATED THEY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT. INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED HE MADE WHAT HE TERMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE EMPTY FIELD.
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