What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)privacy data omitted was enroute, VFR, from west houston (iws) to fredricksburg, Texas (T82). Upon arrival at T82 there was an overcast ceiling. privacy data omitted Filed an IFR flight plan, received an IFR flearance and begin an approach. At approximately 4000 feet the engine failed, privacy data omitted was unable to start the engine. Upon descent through the clouds at 1500 feet, privacy data omitted selected a field and made an emergency off airport landing. There was no damage to the aicraft. A site investigation revealed that the left fuel tank was empty and the right fuel tank had approximately 24 gallons of fuel. The left fuel gauge indicated zero and the right indicated a 1/2 tank. The fuel selector was selected to the right tank. At the site the engine was started and ran normally.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ENROUTE, VFR, FROM WEST HOUSTON (IWS) TO FREDRICKSBURG, TEXAS (T82). UPON ARRIVAL AT T82 THERE WAS AN OVERCAST CEILING. ^PRIVACY DA^ FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, RECEIVED AN IFR FLEARANCE AND BEGIN AN APPROACH. AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED, ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. UPON DESCENT THROUGH THE CLOUDS AT 1500 FEET, ^PRIVACY DA^ SELECTED A FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AICRAFT. A SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 24 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ZERO AND THE RIGHT INDICATED A 1/2 TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT TANK. AT THE SITE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.
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