What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 19, 2016, about 0900 central daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N2644F, experienced a loss of engine power after departure and the pilot conducted a forced landing to a field near weatherford, Texas. The private rated pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries, another passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which operated without a flight plan. The flight was departing from Parker County Airport (wea), weatherford, TX and was en route to pecos municipal airport (peq), pecos, Texas.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 19, 2016, ABOUT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182J, N2644F, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER DEPARTURE AND THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH OPERATED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT (WEA), WEATHERFORD, TX AND WAS EN ROUTE TO PECOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PEQ), PECOS, TEXAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.