What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While banner towing over the north miami beach area, pilot, Mr. Keith bryan-jones, certificate #2416144 pilot, experienced engine failure and had to make an emergency landing at the Florida international university campus. The incident happened at 1410 local time, the pilot sustained no injuries and the aircraft suffered only minor damage. The aircraft fuel tank was checked at the scene by inspector taite and the owner of the aircraft privacy data omitted we both confirmed that the aircraft had no visible sign of fuel in the tank. The pilot of the aircraft stated that he filled the tank at opa locka airport with 22.72 gallons of fuel, which is good for at least 2 1/2 hours of flight time (banner towing). He was only 1 1/2 hours into the flight when the fuel was depleted. The fuel gauge for the Piper PA25 is located at the tank fill port, it is not visible inside the aircraft. While at the scene of the incident, the aircraft owner serviced the tank with five gallons of fuel to check for any possible leaks. The check revealed that the engine carburetor was leaking fuel and could possibly have led to the increased fuel usage. Still under FAA investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE BANNER TOWING OVER THE NORTH MIAMI BEACH AREA, PILOT, MR. KEITH BRYAN-JONES, CERTIFICATE #2416144 PILOT, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 1410 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK WAS CHECKED AT THE SCENE BY INSPECTOR TAITE AND THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO VISIBLE SIGN OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE FILLED THE TANK AT OPA LOCKA AIRPORT WITH 22.72 GALLONS OF FUEL, WHICH IS GOOD FOR AT LEAST 2 1/2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME (BANNER TOWING). HE WAS ONLY 1 1/2 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT WHEN THE FUEL WAS DEPLETED. THE FUEL GAUGE FOR THE PIPER PA25 IS LOCATED AT THE TANK FILL PORT, IT IS NOT VISIBLE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER SERVICED THE TANK WITH FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL TO CHECK FOR ANY POSSIBLE LEAKS. THE CHECK REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE CARBURETOR WAS LEAKING FUEL AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE LED TO THE INCREASED FUEL USAGE. STILL UNDER FAA INVESTIGATION.
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