What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: thomas mazingo, student pilot on solo cross country, departed greensboro, AL , at approximately 11:26 am on 7-29-96 for bhm field. Mr. Mazingo stated that after approximately 40 min. Of flight time the aircraft engine quit. Mr. Mazingo notified the bhm tower and landed the aircraft in an open field approximately 5 miles NE of the brookwood VOR. During the on scene investigation by this office, inspectors drained the gascolator at the lowest point in the fuel system and produced zero fuel; fuel stick inserted in the wing tanks did not wet. (Tried nose down and wings level.) This satisfies level 3 for jtl 1.4.4 with inspector elliot.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THOMAS MAZINGO, STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, DEPARTED GREENSBORO, AL , AT APPROXIMATELY 11:26 AM ON 7-29-96 FOR BHM FIELD. MR. MAZINGO STATED THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 MIN. OF FLIGHT TIME THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. MR. MAZINGO NOTIFIED THE BHM TOWER AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NE OF THE BROOKWOOD VOR. DURING THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE, INSPECTORS DRAINED THE GASCOLATOR AT THE LOWEST POINT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND PRODUCED ZERO FUEL; FUEL STICK INSERTED IN THE WING TANKS DID NOT WET. (TRIED NOSE DOWN AND WINGS LEVEL.) THIS SATISFIES LEVEL 3 FOR JTL 1.4.4 WITH INSPECTOR ELLIOT.
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