What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: experimental air shark, N42AE sustained minor damage to its nose and left main gear after losing power after departing runway 30 at Austin Straubel Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 27, 1997. The pilot in command and sole occupant of the aircraft, robert l. graham was not injured. Mr. Graham reported that he accomplished his first flight in the aircraft, one takeoff and landing, about an hour before the incident. Mr. Graham initially reported that the aircraft had approximately 60 gallons of fuel onboard at the time of the incident. Inspector charles ebert of the milwaukee FSDO inspected the aircraft on September 2, 1997. He reported that there appeared to be a restriction to the fuel flow to the engine which could be caused by some type of contamination. Mr. Graham later reported that the aircraft had been refueled several months before the incident and that fuel might have been stolen out of the aircraft prior to his flight. He stated there is no means for checking fuel quantity onboard the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: EXPERIMENTAL AIR SHARK, N42AE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR AFTER LOSING POWER AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 30 AT AUSTIN STRAUBEL FIELD, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN ON AUGUST 27, 1997. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ROBERT L. GRAHAM WAS NOT INJURED. MR. GRAHAM REPORTED THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, ONE TAKEOFF AND LANDING, ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE INCIDENT. MR. GRAHAM INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. INSPECTOR CHARLES EBERT OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1997. HE REPORTED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A RESTRICTION TO THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE WHICH COULD BE CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATION. MR. GRAHAM LATER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THAT FUEL MIGHT HAVE BEEN STOLEN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO HIS FLIGHT. HE STATED THERE IS NO MEANS FOR CHECKING FUEL QUANTITY ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N42AE · 2
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