What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that he left kerrville, Texas with full fuel but he did not verify the actual fuel level through the filler opening. He relied on ground service personnel and the aircraft fuel gauges. He traveled to lampasas, Texas to pick up his son. He did not purchase fuel in lampasas. On the return flight he did some sightseeing. Approximately 20 miles west of kerrville, the engine quit which required him to make a forced landing in a soft field. During roll out, the nose gear failed and the aircraft flipped over coming to rest upside down. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot and his son were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LEFT KERRVILLE, TEXAS WITH FULL FUEL BUT HE DID NOT VERIFY THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL THROUGH THE FILLER OPENING. HE RELIED ON GROUND SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGES. HE TRAVELED TO LAMPASAS, TEXAS TO PICK UP HIS SON. HE DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL IN LAMPASAS. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT HE DID SOME SIGHTSEEING. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WEST OF KERRVILLE, THE ENGINE QUIT WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. DURING ROLL OUT, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS SON WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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