What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This was a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight from laredo to brownsville. Near Weslaco the aircraft engine lost power and quit. The pilot in command (PIC) elected to make a forced landing in a field after unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine. There were two souls on board and no injuries reported. The incident site investigation revealed a fuel gauge discrepancy with actual fuel in tanks. The right tank had no fuel as checked visually and boost pump operation. Yet, the cockpit gauge showed a quarter of a tank. The left fuel tank had five inches of fuel when checked visually and the fuel pressure increased when the boost pump was activated. The cockpit gauge for the left fuel tank showed below empty.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAREDO TO BROWNSVILLE. NEAR WESLACO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE INCIDENT SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FUEL GAUGE DISCREPANCY WITH ACTUAL FUEL IN TANKS. THE RIGHT TANK HAD NO FUEL AS CHECKED VISUALLY AND BOOST PUMP OPERATION. YET, THE COCKPIT GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF A TANK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD FIVE INCHES OF FUEL WHEN CHECKED VISUALLY AND THE FUEL PRESSURE INCREASED WHEN THE BOOST PUMP WAS ACTIVATED. THE COCKPIT GAUGE FOR THE LEFT FUEL TANK SHOWED BELOW EMPTY.
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