What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 09-03-04, at approx. 1530 EDT, an American champion 7GCAC aircraft with registration N327AC conducted a precautionary landing due to a malfunctioning fuel gauge. During the landing at a private landing field, the aircraft received minor damage when it touched down approx. at the mid point of the runway and could not stop in the remaining runway. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and came to a stop in a drainage ditch. The private pilot received minor injuries, the one passenger was not injured and there was no damage to other persons or property. The flight had departed oswego NY in VMC conditions and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09-03-04, AT APPROX. 1530 EDT, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 7GCAC AIRCRAFT WITH REGISTRATION N327AC CONDUCTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. DURING THE LANDING AT A PRIVATE LANDING FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. AT THE MID POINT OF THE RUNWAY AND COULD NOT STOP IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE ONE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PERSONS OR PROPERTY. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED OSWEGO NY IN VMC CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.