What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot departed concord regional airport, NC, at approximately 0920 hours on a flight under visual flight rules. No flight plan was filed. According to the pilot's statement, the main and auxiliary (aux) fuel tanks were almost full during the preflight check. The pilot maintained radar and radio contact with ATC during the flight conducted at 11,500 feet MSL. The pilot stated that he used fuel from each aux tank-left for approximately 40 minutes, then from the right aux for approximately 1 hour, and then switched to the left main tank until the beginning of his descent from 11,500 feet. After commencing descent, the pilot thought he selected the right main tank, however, he stated that he inadvertently selected the right aux tank. After the forced landing, the pilot checked the fuel tanks and the right aux was empty and the right main was almost full. After a successful landing on highway 210, the pilot was forced to swerve the aircraft left to avoid collision with a pickup truck he was overtaking. As the aircraft swerved left, the wing tip impacted a wooden sign causing minor damage to the left wingtip assembly. The left landing light lens was also cracked from an unknown cause. The aircraft was taxied to Maryland airport, 2W5, with police approval and escort under its own power.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DEPARTED CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT, NC, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 HOURS ON A FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE MAIN AND AUXILIARY (AUX) FUEL TANKS WERE ALMOST FULL DURING THE PREFLIGHT CHECK. THE PILOT MAINTAINED RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC DURING THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED AT 11,500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED FUEL FROM EACH AUX TANK-LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES, THEN FROM THE RIGHT AUX FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, AND THEN SWITCHED TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF HIS DESCENT FROM 11,500 FEET. AFTER COMMENCING DESCENT, THE PILOT THOUGHT HE SELECTED THE RIGHT MAIN TANK, HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE RIGHT AUX TANK. AFTER THE FORCED LANDING, THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS AND THE RIGHT AUX WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT MAIN WAS ALMOST FULL. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON HIGHWAY 210, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO SWERVE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A PICKUP TRUCK HE WAS OVERTAKING. AS THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT, THE WING TIP IMPACTED A WOODEN SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP ASSEMBLY. THE LEFT LANDING LIGHT LENS WAS ALSO CRACKED FROM AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO MARYLAND AIRPORT, 2W5, WITH POLICE APPROVAL AND ESCORT UNDER ITS OWN POWER.
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