What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the 21st of may 2010, N6630X made an emergency landing near Benson airport (E-95). The aircraft was configured for landing with full flaps and landing gear extended. The aircraft was on a 1.5 mile final for rwy 28 at 400 feet when the pilot recognized the engine was no longer making power. The pilot immediately performed restart procedures. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot made a left, 30 degree, turn in an attempt to land on a road. The aircraft sustained substantial damage when it landed in the desert approximately 3/4 miles short of the runway. The nose gear and left main landing gear assemblies were torn from the aircraft. The outboard 3 feet of the left wing impacted the ground. The pilot had minor injuries while his passenger sustained serious injuries with a compression fracture to a vertebra. Fuel was present in both the left and right wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE 21ST OF MAY 2010, N6630X MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR BENSON AIRPORT (E-95). THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 1.5 MILE FINAL FOR RWY 28 AT 400 FEET WHEN THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER MAKING POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED RESTART PROCEDURES. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT MADE A LEFT, 30 DEGREE, TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED IN THE DESERT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE OUTBOARD 3 FEET OF THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES WHILE HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WITH A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO A VERTEBRA. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING.
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