What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot of N236RV was performing a flight evaluation to measure speed relative to power settings and had flown for approximately 1.9 hours when the engine sustained fuel exhaustion and the pilot elected to make a landing off-field on a county road. In the conduct of this flight evaluation the pilot neglected to switch fuel tanks resulting in fuel exhaustion to the engine. The pilot failed to respond appropriately, prior to completing the off-field landing, when he neglected to position the fuel selector to the opposing fuel tank. The pilot sustained no injuries during this event and the aircraft was landed without incident or damage. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT OF N236RV WAS PERFORMING A FLIGHT EVALUATION TO MEASURE SPEED RELATIVE TO POWER SETTINGS AND HAD FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.9 HOURS WHEN THE ENGINE SUSTAINED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING OFF-FIELD ON A COUNTY ROAD. IN THE CONDUCT OF THIS FLIGHT EVALUATION THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION TO THE ENGINE. THE PILOT FAILED TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY, PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE OFF-FIELD LANDING, WHEN HE NEGLECTED TO POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OPPOSING FUEL TANK. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.