What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted (the pilot and sole occupant of this amphibious aircraft) departed gilbert airport (kgif) in winter haven, FL on a return trip to Palm Beach county park (klna) in lantana, FL. When the aircraft was approximately 12.5 miles west of kpbi airport, the engine quit. The pilot privacy data omitted made a forced emergency landing on a section of the everglades containing enough water to make a water landing without damage or injuries. The pilot privacy data omitted contacted a passing jet via frequency 121.50, the crew of the jet passed the info to ATC who alerted the local sheriff's dept. On another day, the pilot privacy data omitted returned to the aircraft with portable fuel. Added fuel to the main fuel tank, and a contract pilot flew the aircraft to the wellington aero club (FD38).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT) DEPARTED GILBERT AIRPORT (KGIF) IN WINTER HAVEN, FL ON A RETURN TRIP TO PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (KLNA) IN LANTANA, FL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 12.5 MILES WEST OF KPBI AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SECTION OF THE EVERGLADES CONTAINING ENOUGH WATER TO MAKE A WATER LANDING WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED A PASSING JET VIA FREQUENCY 121.50, THE CREW OF THE JET PASSED THE INFO TO ATC WHO ALERTED THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPT. ON ANOTHER DAY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH PORTABLE FUEL. ADDED FUEL TO THE MAIN FUEL TANK, AND A CONTRACT PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WELLINGTON AERO CLUB (FD38).
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