What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 5, 2010, at approximately 12:20 CST, a Cessna 180, N4940A, experienced a total loss of power. The aircraft received minor damage as the pilot executed an emergency off-airport landing on a highway. The horizontal stabilizer struck a power wire causing minor damage to the tip section. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The ATP pilot was the sole occupant and received no injuries. The flight originated at west memphis, Arkansas (kawm) with a planned destination of Mountain View, Arkansas (7M2).
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 5, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 CST, A CESSNA 180, N4940A, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A POWER WIRE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TIP SECTION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE ATP PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS (KAWM) WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARKANSAS (7M2).
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