What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot fueled the aircraft at salinas, CA. He said he visually checked the fuel caps. He stated he departed IFR to bullhead city, AZ. Enroute over the Paso Robles, CA area, he told oakland center that he needed to make a precautionary landing at the nearest airport, due to a leaking fuel cap. He canceled his IFR flight plan and landed at Paso Robles, CA. He said he was getting turbulence when he first noticed the fuel cap lock was up on the left main tank. He stated that only a small amount of fuel leaked from around the unlocked fuel cap. He topped off the aircraft with 25 gallons of fuel. He verified that the left main cap was positioned correctly and departed with no further occurrence with the fuel cap.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT SALINAS, CA. HE SAID HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL CAPS. HE STATED HE DEPARTED IFR TO BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. ENROUTE OVER THE PASO ROBLES, CA AREA, HE TOLD OAKLAND CENTER THAT HE NEEDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT, DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL CAP. HE CANCELED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND LANDED AT PASO ROBLES, CA. HE SAID HE WAS GETTING TURBULENCE WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED THE FUEL CAP LOCK WAS UP ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK. HE STATED THAT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED FROM AROUND THE UNLOCKED FUEL CAP. HE TOPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT WITH 25 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE VERIFIED THAT THE LEFT MAIN CAP WAS POSITIONED CORRECTLY AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE WITH THE FUEL CAP.
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