What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 17, 2020, a Piper PA-30 registered to tailwind society LLC. Landed off airport 15 NM south of Vaughn, new Mexico while on a personal flight from austin, Texas to santa fe, new Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the certificated airline transport pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at austin bergstrom airport, austin Texas on July 17, 2020 at 0830 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 17, 2020, A PIPER PA-30 REGISTERED TO TAILWIND SOCIETY LLC. LANDED OFF AIRPORT 15 NM SOUTH OF VAUGHN, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT, AUSTIN TEXAS ON JULY 17, 2020 AT 0830 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.