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 states he performed his pre-flight before leaving mankato airport (mkt) in MN. Looked in the tanks and verified there was fuel. The pilot privacy data omitted flew N6608U to fbl approx. 20 min. Flight. With engine running, picked up a passenger, privacy data omitted also a pilot. Both verified fuel quantity by the fuel gauge to be left and right both approx 36LBS each before takeoff. After takeoff from rwy 12 at fbl at approx 250FT engine experienced loss of power. Pilot circled to the left and landed on snow covered grass area inside airport property with the gear up to reduce drag. Damage occurred to propeller and fuselage belly skin. Considered to be an incident due to no major structural damage and no injuries. Iic found at incident site that left tank was selected and left tank was empty, and left fuel qty gauge reads 0. Right tank reads 36LBS.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES HE PERFORMED HIS PRE-FLIGHT BEFORE LEAVING MANKATO AIRPORT (MKT) IN MN. LOOKED IN THE TANKS AND VERIFIED THERE WAS FUEL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW N6608U TO FBL APPROX. 20 MIN. FLIGHT. WITH ENGINE RUNNING, PICKED UP A PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO A PILOT. BOTH VERIFIED FUEL QUANTITY BY THE FUEL GAUGE TO BE LEFT AND RIGHT BOTH APPROX 36LBS EACH BEFORE TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 12 AT FBL AT APPROX 250FT ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. PILOT CIRCLED TO THE LEFT AND LANDED ON SNOW COVERED GRASS AREA INSIDE AIRPORT PROPERTY WITH THE GEAR UP TO REDUCE DRAG. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN. CONSIDERED TO BE AN INCIDENT DUE TO NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. IIC FOUND AT INCIDENT SITE THAT LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED AND LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY, AND LEFT FUEL QTY GAUGE READS 0. RIGHT TANK READS 36LBS.
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