What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 02-26-98, in cruise flight at 16,000 feet, the solo pilot noticed fuel dripping onto the floor skid plate. An emergency was declared and a landing was made at Danville, IL without further incident. Maintenance personnel found a loose cap on a fitting used to bleed air from the fuel pressure tube to the pressure gauge. The cap was tightened, the leak checked, and the aircraft returned to service. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 02-26-98, IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET, THE SOLO PILOT NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR SKID PLATE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND A LANDING WAS MADE AT DANVILLE, IL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A LOOSE CAP ON A FITTING USED TO BLEED AIR FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE TUBE TO THE PRESSURE GAUGE. THE CAP WAS TIGHTENED, THE LEAK CHECKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.