What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed (5XS5) enroute to tyler airport to practice instrument approaches. Aircraft was 15 miles northwest of tyler at 2200 feet when the pilot attempted to switch from the right fuel tank to the left tnak. The fuel selector rotated approximately 80 degrees then seized in the center position causing fuel starvation to the engine. The pilot then turned the aircraft south into the wind and performed an emergency landing in a sparsely populated development. The aircraft landed successfully in a grass field and then veered left onto a street resulting in the left wing tip contacting a stone mailbox and the right aileron dragging along a ditch. There were no injuries or damage to property.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (5XS5) ENROUTE TO TYLER AIRPORT TO PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. AIRCRAFT WAS 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF TYLER AT 2200 FEET WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT TNAK. THE FUEL SELECTOR ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES THEN SEIZED IN THE CENTER POSITION CAUSING FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE. THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT SOUTH INTO THE WIND AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SPARSELY POPULATED DEVELOPMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY IN A GRASS FIELD AND THEN VEERED LEFT ONTO A STREET RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTING A STONE MAILBOX AND THE RIGHT AILERON DRAGGING ALONG A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
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