What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: investigation of incident revealed the following: on 8/28/96, pilot departed montgomery field, San Diego, California on a local news media highway traffic watch assignment. At approximately 0900 hours local time the pilot reported that the aircraft lost engine power and he had to execute an emergency forced landing on the east bound lane of hwy 52 in San Diego. The pilot was able to land the aircraft without hitting any obstructions or vehicles. There was no damage to the aircraft, the pilot and his passenger were not injured. Investigation of this occurrence disclosed that the pilot had caused fuel exhaustion to occur. privacy data omitted This incident is not related to any NMAC or pilot deviation reported by ATC.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ON 8/28/96, PILOT DEPARTED MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA ON A LOCAL NEWS MEDIA HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WATCH ASSIGNMENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOURS LOCAL TIME THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND HE HAD TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING ON THE EAST BOUND LANE OF HWY 52 IN SAN DIEGO. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBSTRUCTIONS OR VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION OF THIS OCCURRENCE DISCLOSED THAT THE PILOT HAD CAUSED FUEL EXHAUSTION TO OCCUR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC.