What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 30, 2012 Piper warrior N800KA departed from pearland regional airport (klvj) and flew to Houston Southwest Airport (kaxh). While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 09 at kaxh an engine failure occurred. The student pilot and sole occupant, privacy data omitted, (endorsed by flight instructor privacy data omitted), executed an emergency landing into a creek bed approximately 1 mile west of the airport. The emergency landing caused significant damage to the engine and airframe including;•nose gear•left main gear•left wing•engine mounts•firewallas a result of the damage it was determined to be an aircraft accident occurring at approximately 1815. There were no injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 30, 2012 PIPER WARRIOR N800KA DEPARTED FROM PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLVJ) AND FLEW TO HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (KAXH). WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 09 AT KAXH AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (ENDORSED BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^), EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A CREEK BED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME INCLUDING;•NOSE GEAR•LEFT MAIN GEAR•LEFT WING•ENGINE MOUNTS•FIREWALLAS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 1815. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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