What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman was preparing for take-off to practice take-off and landings. He was aware of a near empty fuel tank discovered during his pre-flight inspection. He performed his taxi and run-up on the empty tank. Before take-off he planned to switch to the other tank with adequate fuel. However, the airman was distracted by an approaching aircraft and forgot to make the switch before taking off. At 300 feet the engine quit and he was forced to make an off airport landing. The airman was counseled on using a checklist and getting proper flight instruction.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN WAS PREPARING FOR TAKE-OFF TO PRACTICE TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS. HE WAS AWARE OF A NEAR EMPTY FUEL TANK DISCOVERED DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. HE PERFORMED HIS TAXI AND RUN-UP ON THE EMPTY TANK. BEFORE TAKE-OFF HE PLANNED TO SWITCH TO THE OTHER TANK WITH ADEQUATE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE AIRMAN WAS DISTRACTED BY AN APPROACHING AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO MAKE THE SWITCH BEFORE TAKING OFF. AT 300 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON USING A CHECKLIST AND GETTING PROPER FLIGHT INSTRUCTION.
NTSB investigation
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