What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N43755 departed dayton, Ohio on an air angel flight to palwaukee airport, wheeling, IL. Enroute over joliet, IL the right tank ran out of fuel so the pilot switched to the left tank which had 15 gallons remaining. The pilot stated that he had only been using the right tank for 1 hour and 27 minutes. The pilot commanded to palwaukee airport, but ran out of fuel during an approach in to palwaukee airport. He declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on a road. No damage to aircraft, property, or injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N43755 DEPARTED DAYTON, OHIO ON AN AIR ANGEL FLIGHT TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, IL. ENROUTE OVER JOLIET, IL THE RIGHT TANK RAN OUT OF FUEL SO THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK WHICH HAD 15 GALLONS REMAINING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ONLY BEEN USING THE RIGHT TANK FOR 1 HOUR AND 27 MINUTES. THE PILOT COMMANDED TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AN APPROACH IN TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, PROPERTY, OR INJURIES.
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