What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On jan. 11, 2024, a PA-22 aircraft, registered to the privacy data omitted, made an emergency landing due to power loss, then landing gear dug into the soft dirt, resulting the nose of the aircraft hit the ground and the tail was left at tail high attitude at the open field 8 miles north of Dalhart airport (dht), TX. The aircraft was being operated on a VFR flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot who was sole occupant sustained no injuries. The flight originated from erie muni airport (eik), CO, on jan. 11, 2024, at 1700 zulu.
As the FAA filed it
ON JAN. 11, 2024, A PA-22 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO POWER LOSS, THEN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT, RESULTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND THE TAIL WAS LEFT AT TAIL HIGH ATTITUDE AT THE OPEN FIELD 8 MILES NORTH OF DALHART AIRPORT (DHT), TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WHO WAS SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ERIE MUNI AIRPORT (EIK), CO, ON JAN. 11, 2024, AT 1700 ZULU.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.