What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power. Nosed over landing in a field. Fuel exhaustion possibility. (.4)the pilot reported that he was 25 minutes into a 35 minute flight when the engine sputtered. His attempts to restart were unsuccessful, and a forced landing was performed to a small, rough field. Examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector revealed no evidence of fuel. The pilot reported that he had refueled the airplane prior to takeoff, but was unable to provide the receipts. He voluntarily surrendered his commercial pilot's certificate and voluntarily downgrade to a private certificate in lieu of a check ride. (-23) see attached ptrs report #GL259708758
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. FUEL EXHAUSTION POSSIBILITY. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS 25 MINUTES INTO A 35 MINUTE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. HIS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED TO A SMALL, ROUGH FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD REFUELED THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECEIPTS. HE VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE AND VOLUNTARILY DOWNGRADE TO A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE IN LIEU OF A CHECK RIDE. (-23) SEE ATTACHED PTRS REPORT #GL259708758
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.