What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During approach to the mccall, ID airport the pilot failed to change the fuel selector valve from the left fuel tank to the right fuel tank. The pilot was in communication with the temporary tower when the engine failed because the left fuel tank had become depleted of fuel. From about 1500 feet AGL the pilot made an emergency landing in a field about 2 miles south of the Mc Call Airport. There were no injuries to the pilot and no damage to the pilot. The right fuel tank was approx. 1/4 full.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING APPROACH TO THE MCCALL, ID AIRPORT THE PILOT FAILED TO CHANGE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE PILOT WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE TEMPORARY TOWER WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD BECOME DEPLETED OF FUEL. FROM ABOUT 1500 FEET AGL THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE MC CALL AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND NO DAMAGE TO THE PILOT. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS APPROX. 1/4 FULL.
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