What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during descent, cleared for a visual approach to Des Moines, IA airport on 2-25-95 at about 2200Z, the pilot-in-command of Cessna 210, N400WB, tricia r. (taylor) grasso, certificate #478748800 announced to dsm ATCT that she had lost power. A moment later she stated the engine had quit and she would land in a pasture. The landing was uneventful. No damage or injury occurred. She was the only occupant on board. The right fuel tank was found empty while the left tank gauge indicated 1/4 full (estimated 8 gallons). The PIC stated that she had run the right fuel tank empty and was unable to switch quickly enough to restart the engine. This incident is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING DESCENT, CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO DES MOINES, IA AIRPORT ON 2-25-95 AT ABOUT 2200Z, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF CESSNA 210, N400WB, TRICIA R. (TAYLOR) GRASSO, CERTIFICATE #478748800 ANNOUNCED TO DSM ATCT THAT SHE HAD LOST POWER. A MOMENT LATER SHE STATED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND SHE WOULD LAND IN A PASTURE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY WHILE THE LEFT TANK GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 FULL (ESTIMATED 8 GALLONS). THE PIC STATED THAT SHE HAD RUN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY AND WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH QUICKLY ENOUGH TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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