What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. Don gentry is the builder, owner and pilot of N19DG, which was involved in an incident. The aircraft is an amateur built aircraft and was on its 15th hour of test flight, when incident occurred. Mr. Gentry operating aircraft, when he turned on landing light and taxi light prior to landing at Jefferson City Memorial Airport. The engine of the aircraft stopped running. Mr. Gentry made an uneventful landing in field with no damage to aircraft or personal injuries. Mr. Gentry then realized he did not have his alternate electronic ignition switch on, he reset main circuit breaker which popped due short in light system, he turned his alternate electronic ignition switch on, started aircraft and flew to airport and landed without further incident. If alternate electronic ignition switch had been on, there would have been no engine failure. Incident number CE97IGA0029. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. DON GENTRY IS THE BUILDER, OWNER AND PILOT OF N19DG, WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IS AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT AND WAS ON ITS 15TH HOUR OF TEST FLIGHT, WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. MR. GENTRY OPERATING AIRCRAFT, WHEN HE TURNED ON LANDING LIGHT AND TAXI LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING AT JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT. THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED RUNNING. MR. GENTRY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR PERSONAL INJURIES. MR. GENTRY THEN REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE HIS ALTERNATE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH ON, HE RESET MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH POPPED DUE SHORT IN LIGHT SYSTEM, HE TURNED HIS ALTERNATE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH ON, STARTED AIRCRAFT AND FLEW TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IF ALTERNATE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN ON, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO ENGINE FAILURE. INCIDENT NUMBER CE97IGA0029. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.