What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Ms. Lunken departed nashua, NH enroute to altoona, PA. In the vicinity of wilkes-Barre, PA she observed the fuel gauges were reading abnormally high. She requested radar vectors for an approach to land at avp. On descent the engine started running rough. Descending through 3000 feet to VMC, she opted to land on a four lane highway. The subsequent landing was uneventful. Post flight inspection revealed the left fuel cap was off, no fuel in the left tank, and 5 to 6 gallons in the right tank due to siphoning. Fuel was obtained from avp, the engine was ground run, shutdown and inspected with no discrepancies. Subsequently the aircraft was flown to avp, refueled and flown with no further problems. Fuel receipts prior to the incident substantiate the fact the aircraft was topped off prior to the flight. Additionally, post incident fuel purchase confirmed the fuel tanks had lost all useable fuel in flight. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MS. LUNKEN DEPARTED NASHUA, NH ENROUTE TO ALTOONA, PA. IN THE VICINITY OF WILKES-BARRE, PA SHE OBSERVED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE READING ABNORMALLY HIGH. SHE REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS FOR AN APPROACH TO LAND AT AVP. ON DESCENT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DESCENDING THROUGH 3000 FEET TO VMC, SHE OPTED TO LAND ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL CAP WAS OFF, NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND 5 TO 6 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK DUE TO SIPHONING. FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM AVP, THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN, SHUTDOWN AND INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO AVP, REFUELED AND FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. FUEL RECEIPTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT SUBSTANTIATE THE FACT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, POST INCIDENT FUEL PURCHASE CONFIRMED THE FUEL TANKS HAD LOST ALL USEABLE FUEL IN FLIGHT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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