What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed rapid city, south dakota, at 0945 CT. Entire flight was at cruise altitude of 9500 at 60% power with mixture leaned. Pilot had received weather briefing from huron flight service prior to departure and was on a VFR flight plan. Pilot received enroute weather updates from flight service. Pilot started descent 30 miles north of dodge city, Kansas. The engine was running rough during the descent and pilot opted to make a precautionary landing in a pasture 4 miles north of dodge city airport. There was no damage to the aircraft. Fuel tanks were dipped. Actual estimates of fuel on board vary between witnesses, but all agree there was 1 or more inches in the left tank and 1/2 inch or less in the right tank. Approximately 5 gallons of fuel were the pumped into each tank. The aircraft was then flown to the dodge city airport uneventfully.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, AT 0945 CT. ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 9500 AT 60% POWER WITH MIXTURE LEANED. PILOT HAD RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING FROM HURON FLIGHT SERVICE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT RECEIVED ENROUTE WEATHER UPDATES FROM FLIGHT SERVICE. PILOT STARTED DESCENT 30 MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY, KANSAS. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH DURING THE DESCENT AND PILOT OPTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A PASTURE 4 MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FUEL TANKS WERE DIPPED. ACTUAL ESTIMATES OF FUEL ON BOARD VARY BETWEEN WITNESSES, BUT ALL AGREE THERE WAS 1 OR MORE INCHES IN THE LEFT TANK AND 1/2 INCH OR LESS IN THE RIGHT TANK. APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE THE PUMPED INTO EACH TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO THE DODGE CITY AIRPORT UNEVENTFULLY.
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