What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed mpe enroute to cdh in N121CB a CE-340 with 5 passengers on a part 91 flight. Aircraft was refueled prior to departure, pilot did not observe the refueling and did not discover that the ground personnel had pumped in 47 gallons of jet-a into the right and left tip tank and 5 gallons into the nacelle tank. After departure pilot climbed to 1300 feet MSL and experienced a loss of power to the left engine, the engine eventually failed prior to reaching 08M Carthage airport and landed in an open field without damage or injuries to pilot or passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MPE ENROUTE TO CDH IN N121CB A CE-340 WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE THE REFUELING AND DID NOT DISCOVER THAT THE GROUND PERSONNEL HAD PUMPED IN 47 GALLONS OF JET-A INTO THE RIGHT AND LEFT TIP TANK AND 5 GALLONS INTO THE NACELLE TANK. AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT CLIMBED TO 1300 FEET MSL AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY FAILED PRIOR TO REACHING 08M CARTHAGE AIRPORT AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.
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