What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 26, 1999, at 1730 EST, a glassair iii, N26H, s/n 3170, registered to Mr. Roy helmetag, lost engine power and landed the aircraft gear-up in a farm field near Fulton-Oswego County Airport (N00). The pilot, roy helmetag, informed the federal aviation administration that he took-off on the reserve fuel tank and forgot to switch fuel tanks; at that point the engine started to run rough and then stopped. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and there was no IFR flight plan filed. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the Fulton-Oswego airport, Oswego NY on June 26, 1999. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 26, 1999, AT 1730 EST, A GLASSAIR III, N26H, S/N 3170, REGISTERED TO MR. ROY HELMETAG, LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR-UP IN A FARM FIELD NEAR FULTON-OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT (N00). THE PILOT, ROY HELMETAG, INFORMED THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THAT HE TOOK-OFF ON THE RESERVE FUEL TANK AND FORGOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS; AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN STOPPED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FULTON-OSWEGO AIRPORT, OSWEGO NY ON JUNE 26, 1999. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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