What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft departed lna with student and designated examiner who was conducting a private pilot check ride. Before departure, the student visually checked the fuel level which he determined to be at finger-tip depth. The d/e felt that from past experience this would be adequate for 2 1/2 hours flying. The flight was expected to last 1 1/2 hours. While returning to the airport after completing the check ride, and while still seven miles from the field, the engine surged and then stopped. The examiner selected a plowed field and made an emergency landing. On landing the nose gear failed. A check of the fuel strainer showed a small amount of fuel available and none was found in the tanks when the wings were removed during the recovery effort. Student reported that the fuel gages showed 1/4 full on both tanks when the engine quit. A review of the fueling log showed that the aircraft had flown 4.4 hours since it had been refueled. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LNA WITH STUDENT AND DESIGNATED EXAMINER WHO WAS CONDUCTING A PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE. BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE STUDENT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL WHICH HE DETERMINED TO BE AT FINGER-TIP DEPTH. THE D/E FELT THAT FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THIS WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR 2 1/2 HOURS FLYING. THE FLIGHT WAS EXPECTED TO LAST 1 1/2 HOURS. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECK RIDE, AND WHILE STILL SEVEN MILES FROM THE FIELD, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THEN STOPPED. THE EXAMINER SELECTED A PLOWED FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. A CHECK OF THE FUEL STRAINER SHOWED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE AND NONE WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS WHEN THE WINGS WERE REMOVED DURING THE RECOVERY EFFORT. STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAGES SHOWED 1/4 FULL ON BOTH TANKS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. A REVIEW OF THE FUELING LOG SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 4.4 HOURS SINCE IT HAD BEEN REFUELED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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