What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot was ferrying a newly acquired airplane from compton, Illinois to denver, Colorado. The pilot made a fuel stop at Iowa city, Iowa, and departed with full tanks. The pilot thought he departed Iowa city between 1530 and 1600 CST. He also thought he was flying for about 3 hours 15 minutes. He said for flight planning purposes he figured he had four hours of fuel. While in radio communication with Grand Island air traffic control tower, the pilot reported the engine had failed. The pilot landed on a gravel road about 8 miles east of central Nebraska regional airport, Grand Island, NE. The pilot stated he had run out of fuel. After getting some fuel from a farmer, the pilot flew on to the Grand Island airport. The following day, the aircraft was flown to the denver, Colorado area. An annual inspection was performed on the aircraft. The following discrepancies were discovered: both fuel cap seals leaked; five small cracks were found in the right fuel tank; the carburetor float bowl gasket was leaking; and a piece of muffler baffling was found in the tail pipe causing excessive back pressure. The operator of the aircraft said a m or d report would be submitted. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS FERRYING A NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRPLANE FROM COMPTON, ILLINOIS TO DENVER, COLORADO. THE PILOT MADE A FUEL STOP AT IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND DEPARTED WITH FULL TANKS. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE DEPARTED IOWA CITY BETWEEN 1530 AND 1600 CST. HE ALSO THOUGHT HE WAS FLYING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES. HE SAID FOR FLIGHT PLANNING PURPOSES HE FIGURED HE HAD FOUR HOURS OF FUEL. WHILE IN RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH GRAND ISLAND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE PILOT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT, GRAND ISLAND, NE. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. AFTER GETTING SOME FUEL FROM A FARMER, THE PILOT FLEW ON TO THE GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO THE DENVER, COLORADO AREA. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED: BOTH FUEL CAP SEALS LEAKED; FIVE SMALL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK; THE CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL GASKET WAS LEAKING; AND A PIECE OF MUFFLER BAFFLING WAS FOUND IN THE TAIL PIPE CAUSING EXCESSIVE BACK PRESSURE. THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT SAID A M OR D REPORT WOULD BE SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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