What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted - the airman stated he refueled the aircraft at a self serve facility in carmi, IL and misread the fuel meter indication. He thought he had added 20 gals of fuel when he had actually added 11.0 gals. The aircraft experienced fuel exhaustion on the leg of flight between carmi, IL and st. charles, MO. The airman executed an emergency landing in a farm field near Jerseyville, IL. The aircraft received no damage and the airman, the sole occupant, was not injured. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA O^ - THE AIRMAN STATED HE REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT A SELF SERVE FACILITY IN CARMI, IL AND MISREAD THE FUEL METER INDICATION. HE THOUGHT HE HAD ADDED 20 GALS OF FUEL WHEN HE HAD ACTUALLY ADDED 11.0 GALS. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION ON THE LEG OF FLIGHT BETWEEN CARMI, IL AND ST. CHARLES, MO. THE AIRMAN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD NEAR JERSEYVILLE, IL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE AIRMAN, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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