What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09/18/99 at 0749 local time, a PA-28-161, N243ND, owned by the university of north dakota and flown by john rudloph experienced an engine failure while conducting tough and go landings at Grand Forks, ND. No injuries were reported by the instructor or student after the aircraft made an emergency landing on hiway 2 south of the airport boundry. Minor damage consisting of a broken navigation light and strobe light on the right wingtip as it hit a stationary car. Prior to the engine stoppage the student had switched fuel tanks privacy data omitted maintenance personel could not duplicate and aircraft was reutrned to service after inspection and test flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/18/99 AT 0749 LOCAL TIME, A PA-28-161, N243ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY JOHN RUDLOPH EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CONDUCTING TOUGH AND GO LANDINGS AT GRAND FORKS, ND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIWAY 2 SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY. MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTING OF A BROKEN NAVIGATION LIGHT AND STROBE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP AS IT HIT A STATIONARY CAR. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPAGE THE STUDENT HAD SWITCHED FUEL TANKS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE PERSONEL COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND AIRCRAFT WAS REUTRNED TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION AND TEST FLIGHT.