What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 06/27/99 At 15:45 PDT: Stallion experimental. Improper fuel management caused engine to stop in flight. Aircraft landed in alfalfa field near Stockton metr airport with one wing tank empty and the other wing tank with approx. 20 gallons of fuel. No attempt was made inflight to switch fuel tanks or restart the engine. Damage to the aircraft was limited to shearing off the nose landing gear, caused by the off runway landing, prop strike, caused by the windmilling prop hitting the ground when the nose gear sheared and minor damage to the engine cowling. No injuries to the sole occupant on board. At the time of the incident, the pilot did not have a current medical or bi-annual flight review completed within the last two years. Opeened on pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 06/27/99 AT 15:45 PDT: STALLION EXPERIMENTAL. IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ALFALFA FIELD NEAR STOCKTON METR AIRPORT WITH ONE WING TANK EMPTY AND THE OTHER WING TANK WITH APPROX. 20 GALLONS OF FUEL. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE INFLIGHT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS OR RESTART THE ENGINE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO SHEARING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, CAUSED BY THE OFF RUNWAY LANDING, PROP STRIKE, CAUSED BY THE WINDMILLING PROP HITTING THE GROUND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL OR BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. OPEENED ON PILOT.
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