What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 18 2020, at approximately 0715 EST, a Cessna 172N, N1422E, registered to a s air LLC, lantana, FL. Was forced to make an emergency landing on a dirt road in Loxahatchee, FL. Operating as a 14 CFR 91 flight, and under visual meteorological conditions, the pilot was returning from KF45 (north palm beach county general aviation airport, west palm beach, FL) to klna (palm beach county park airport, west palm beach, FL), and while at 1000 ft, the engine started running rough and losing power, the pilot decided he was too FAR from KF45 and klna to return, he made the decision to land on a dirt road, the aircraft bounced twice before stopping on the side of the road. The pax had a minor injury and negligible damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 18 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 EST, A CESSNA 172N, N1422E, REGISTERED TO A S AIR LLC, LANTANA, FL. WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD IN LOXAHATCHEE, FL. OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT, AND UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM KF45 (NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FL) TO KLNA (PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FL), AND WHILE AT 1000 FT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER, THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS TOO FAR FROM KF45 AND KLNA TO RETURN, HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PAX HAD A MINOR INJURY AND NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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