What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On oct. 2, 2000, privacy data omitted piloted aircraft N1085K (Mooney M20M) serial number 27-0035 and experienced a rough running engine and landed at roc airport. During the landing attempt the engine quit and the aircraft hit the grass area between runway 25 and the southern taxi way. The aircraft's nose wheel collapsed on landing and the propeller hit bending all three blades. The pilot and his passenger, privacy data omitted did not receive any injuries. During the inspection of the aircraft, the right fuel tank was empty and the left tank had about a quarter of a tank. The pilot reported to this office that he flew from white-plains, NY (hpn) to roc. During take off he departed using the left tank then switched over to the right tank. He also stated to the FAA that he did not switch back to the left tank until the engine started running rough. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCT. 2, 2000, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ PILOTED AIRCRAFT N1085K (MOONEY M20M) SERIAL NUMBER 27-0035 AND EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LANDED AT ROC AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 25 AND THE SOUTHERN TAXI WAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE PROPELLER HIT BENDING ALL THREE BLADES. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT TANK HAD ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE THAT HE FLEW FROM WHITE-PLAINS, NY (HPN) TO ROC. DURING TAKE OFF HE DEPARTED USING THE LEFT TANK THEN SWITCHED OVER TO THE RIGHT TANK. HE ALSO STATED TO THE FAA THAT HE DID NOT SWITCH BACK TO THE LEFT TANK UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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