What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted, pilot of N8855X, on 05/24/2008 made off airport landing after a rough running engine over olympia airport at 7500 feet and deciding to continue to Chehalis airport. Left fuel cap was missing from N8855X at the accident scene. privacy data omitted Stated that he had tried to put fuel in the aircraft at lynden municipal airport but the pump was not functioning. privacy data omitted Also stated that the fuel cap was installed on this aircraft after fueling. The lynden police recovered the fuel cap 61 feet from the fuel pumps at the lynden municipal airport. No fuel was recovered from the left wing. The right wing had about 2 quarts of fuel recovered.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT OF N8855X, ON 05/24/2008 MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE OVER OLYMPIA AIRPORT AT 7500 FEET AND DECIDING TO CONTINUE TO CHEHALIS AIRPORT. LEFT FUEL CAP WAS MISSING FROM N8855X AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD TRIED TO PUT FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT AT LYNDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BUT THE PUMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS INSTALLED ON THIS AIRCRAFT AFTER FUELING. THE LYNDEN POLICE RECOVERED THE FUEL CAP 61 FEET FROM THE FUEL PUMPS AT THE LYNDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. NO FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING HAD ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF FUEL RECOVERED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.