What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This aircraft lost power when fuel could not be drawn from the right fuel tank. This aircraft has standard wing tanks and a 9 gallon aux tank in the baggage compartment. The flight instructor took over from the student pilot and made an off airport landing in a cow pasture in the 1300 block of jack rabbit road east of Waco, Texas. The flight instructor reported that they had been running on the right fuel tank for about 4 minutes when the engine quit. The owner privacy data omitted reported a vapor lock problem with the fuel system. A malfunction and defect report is pending. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHEN FUEL COULD NOT BE DRAWN FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS STANDARD WING TANKS AND A 9 GALLON AUX TANK IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER FROM THE STUDENT PILOT AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A COW PASTURE IN THE 1300 BLOCK OF JACK RABBIT ROAD EAST OF WACO, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY HAD BEEN RUNNING ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED A VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
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