What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft departed arlington, Texas on 04/28/97 with an intended destination of stillwater, OK. The pilot noticed fuel venting from the left fuel cap. He advised airport traffic control that he needed to divert to Alliance airport (afw), fort Worth, TX. The pilot did not declare an emergency and landed at afw without incident. He reset the fuel cap and continued on his planned flight to stillwater, OK. He experienced no mechanical problems with the fuel cap, he just failed to set cap properly. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ARLINGTON, TEXAS ON 04/28/97 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF STILLWATER, OK. THE PILOT NOTICED FUEL VENTING FROM THE LEFT FUEL CAP. HE ADVISED AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HE NEEDED TO DIVERT TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT (AFW), FORT WORTH, TX. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT AFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE RESET THE FUEL CAP AND CONTINUED ON HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TO STILLWATER, OK. HE EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL CAP, HE JUST FAILED TO SET CAP PROPERLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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