What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 11th 2014 at approximately 0830 MST, a Cessna 182, N300EM registered to driving success inc. of albuquerque NM, departed Belen Alexander airport (E80), Belen NM on runway 21. Upon departing the pattern on a right downwind, approximately 1.5 miles nw of the airport, the aircraft experience an engine failure resulting in an off airport landing.
The PIC, was the sole occupant and received no injuries. N300EM was damaged when the aircraft experienced an engine failure resulting in an off airport landing on a dirt road alongside a wooden posted fence. The Belen airport manager and representative from new Mexico propeller responded to the scene.
The investigation revealed multiple violations. privacy data omitted Exercised the privileges of his private pilot certificate without having a current medical certificate. privacy data omitted Also failed to determine that N300EM was not in a condition for safe operation. After the off airport landing, privacy data omitted operated N300EM in an unairworthy condition to fly from the off airport location back to E80.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 11TH 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 MST, A CESSNA 182, N300EM REGISTERED TO DRIVING SUCCESS INC. OF ALBUQUERQUE NM, DEPARTED BELEN ALEXANDER AIRPORT (E80), BELEN NM ON RUNWAY 21. UPON DEPARTING THE PATTERN ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NW OF THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.
THE PIC, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. N300EM WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ALONGSIDE A WOODEN POSTED FENCE. THE BELEN AIRPORT MANAGER AND REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW MEXICO PROPELLER RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXERCISED THE PRIVILEGES OF HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITHOUT HAVING A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO FAILED TO DETERMINE THAT N300EM WAS NOT IN A CONDITION FOR SAFE OPERATION. AFTER THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N300EM IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION TO FLY FROM THE OFF AIRPORT LOCATION BACK TO E80.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.