What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 25, 2012, at approximately 1536 CDT, N2159D, a Mooney M20J aircraft, operated by a private pilot attempted an emergency landing at the Ozark-franklin county airport located in Ozark, AR. In cruise flight approximately 7,500 the aircraft experienced an engine failure. An unsuccessful emergency landing was attempted, with the pilot overflying the runway and impacting the ground in a field 778 feet southwest of the runway. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The flight was conducted under VFR conditions with flight following.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 25, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1536 CDT, N2159D, A MOONEY M20J AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE OZARK-FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATED IN OZARK, AR. IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. AN UNSUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, WITH THE PILOT OVERFLYING THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A FIELD 778 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.