What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at approximately 1755 PST, a Piper PA-28R single engine airplane, on an IFR pleasure flight from north las vegas, Nevada to laverne, California, under CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage after experiencing an engine failure and conducting an emergency landing adjacent to U.S. Interstate I-15 near Yucca Grove, California.
The pilot and sole passenger were uninjured. There were no injuries or damage to persons or property on the ground.
The pilot initially reported having difficulty maintaining altitude due to a rough running engine and a high cylinder temperature. The condition quickly deteriorated to the point that the pilot had to make an emergency landing several miles from any airport. The aircraft appears to have been damaged from unimproved terrain adjacent to the freeway.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 PST, A PIPER PA-28R SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, ON AN IFR PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TO LAVERNE, CALIFORNIA, UNDER CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE FAILURE AND CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ADJACENT TO U.S. INTERSTATE I-15 NEAR YUCCA GROVE, CALIFORNIA.
THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.
THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ALTITUDE DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND A HIGH CYLINDER TEMPERATURE. THE CONDITION QUICKLY DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SEVERAL MILES FROM ANY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM UNIMPROVED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE FREEWAY.
NTSB investigation
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