What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot departed watsonville airport (wvi) earlier on the morning of September 10, 2006 and estimated that he had 2 hours of fuel in the tanks. He flew into colinga airport (C80 and then towards shafter airport but the engine quit approaching Wasco CA and he landed in an open field. No injury or aircraft damage. No record of previous history to show systemic competency issues. His flight review was expired 11 days prior to the flight. The airplane is maintained by condor aviation at san andreas CA. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he recently had a new engine and propeller installed on the airplane and he must have underestimated the fuel consumption of the new engine. VFR weather conditions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED WATSONVILLE AIRPORT (WVI) EARLIER ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2006 AND ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD 2 HOURS OF FUEL IN THE TANKS. HE FLEW INTO COLINGA AIRPORT (C80 AND THEN TOWARDS SHAFTER AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE QUIT APPROACHING WASCO CA AND HE LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO INJURY OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. NO RECORD OF PREVIOUS HISTORY TO SHOW SYSTEMIC COMPETENCY ISSUES. HIS FLIGHT REVIEW WAS EXPIRED 11 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE IS MAINTAINED BY CONDOR AVIATION AT SAN ANDREAS CA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ STATED THAT HE RECENTLY HAD A NEW ENGINE AND PROPELLER INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE AND HE MUST HAVE UNDERESTIMATED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION OF THE NEW ENGINE. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
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