What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 10, 1996 at 1100 CDT a Cessna 15L, N18071 made a forced landing in a hayfield 10 miles northeast of Madison, Wisconsin, due to fuel depletion. The student pilot received no injuries and the aircraft received no damage. The aircraft was being operated on a cross country flight by aaron barber under 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. The flight originated in milwaukee, WI at 0900 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Aircraft ran out of fuel, the student pilot was counseled on the importance of planning scheduled fuelstops during cross country flights.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 10, 1996 AT 1100 CDT A CESSNA 15L, N18071 MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAYFIELD 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BY AARON BARBER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MILWAUKEE, WI AT 0900 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING SCHEDULED FUELSTOPS DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS.
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