What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft experience engine troubles approximately 20 minutes after departing owasso airport. The aircraft made a forced landing in a grassy area behind the sashabaw meadows mobile home park. The aircraft came to rest after impacting a large area of shrubery. The aircraft experienced damage to the left wing leading edge, left wing tip and a small wrinkle in the bottom wing skin just aft of the left strut. Inspection of the aircraft identified that the right wing tank had fuel over the tab and the left wing tank was empty. A witness that saw the aircraft land stated that the engine was not operating during landing and that the pilot had stated that the engine had quit. During the O5/15/08 interview, the pilot stated that he does not remember looking at fuel gauges and that he ran the aircraft out of gas in the left wing fuel tank and did not switch to the right wing fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLES APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING OWASSO AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASSY AREA BEHIND THE SASHABAW MEADOWS MOBILE HOME PARK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER IMPACTING A LARGE AREA OF SHRUBERY. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT WING TIP AND A SMALL WRINKLE IN THE BOTTOM WING SKIN JUST AFT OF THE LEFT STRUT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THAT THE RIGHT WING TANK HAD FUEL OVER THE TAB AND THE LEFT WING TANK WAS EMPTY. A WITNESS THAT SAW THE AIRCRAFT LAND STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING DURING LANDING AND THAT THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. DURING THE O5/15/08 INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER LOOKING AT FUEL GAUGES AND THAT HE RAN THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF GAS IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK AND DID NOT SWITCH TO THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK.
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