What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 18, 2011 at approximately 1830 local, Piper PA-28-180, N4517T, serial # 28-7205177 was decending to boone county airport (hro) in Harrison, AR when the aircraft engine lost power about 1/4 mile from the runway 36. The pilot initiated a left turn and attempted to land in a cowfield. The aircraft touched down and immediately rolled through a barbed wire fence being held upright by "t" posts and small tree trunks. The aircraft received minor damage to both wing leading edges and the nose gear was canted to the right from the impact. The aircraft came to rest 270 feet from impact and stopped at a heading of 241 degrees. Neither the private rated pilot nor the single passenger were injured. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 visual meteorological conditions. The VFR flight following flight plan had been terminated approximately five minutes prior to impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 18, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL, PIPER PA-28-180, N4517T, SERIAL # 28-7205177 WAS DECENDING TO BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT (HRO) IN HARRISON, AR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY 36. THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A COWFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE BEING HELD UPRIGHT BY "T" POSTS AND SMALL TREE TRUNKS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WING LEADING EDGES AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS CANTED TO THE RIGHT FROM THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 270 FEET FROM IMPACT AND STOPPED AT A HEADING OF 241 DEGREES. NEITHER THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT NOR THE SINGLE PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN TERMINATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO IMPACT.
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