What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N604AR, a casa-212 s/n 289 was returning to entebbe international airport after making a low approach while attempting to land at nzara. The weather was reported to be 100 feet overcast with visibility of ¼ mile prior to the overflight. The flight was being operated under visual flight rules (VFR). While enroute back to entebbe the flight crew reported a fuel gauge intermittent problem followed by a left and right engine fuel low lights illumination and left engine failure. The pilot made a decision to make an emergency landing along mityana road in the mityand district of Uganda.
Flight-crew aircraft post-flight inspection results:
Minor damage to the vertical, left, and right stabilizer flight controls due to entanglement with a telephone pole guide wire.
- Small area of the left horizontal stabilizer crinkled (approximately a 4 inches wide).
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N604AR, A CASA-212 S/N 289 WAS RETURNING TO ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER MAKING A LOW APPROACH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT NZARA. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE 100 FEET OVERCAST WITH VISIBILITY OF ¼ MILE PRIOR TO THE OVERFLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO ENTEBBE THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOLLOWED BY A LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE FUEL LOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATION AND LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ALONG MITYANA ROAD IN THE MITYAND DISTRICT OF UGANDA.
FLIGHT-CREW AIRCRAFT POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION RESULTS:
MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL, LEFT, AND RIGHT STABILIZER FLIGHT CONTROLS DUE TO ENTANGLEMENT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE GUIDE WIRE.
- SMALL AREA OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CRINKLED (APPROXIMATELY A 4 INCHES WIDE).