What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/03/2008, the subject aircraft being operated by the subject airman departed rwy 01 at N07 at approximately 1505 EDT. On climb-out, the right hand wing fuel cap departed the aicraft and struck a golfer at the sunset valley golf course, pequannock, NJ, on his right foot. The golfer only suffered a bruise and refused medical attention. The subject airman, who is also the aircraft owner, stated that, prior to the flight, he removed the right hand fuel cap and attempted to fuel the aircraft from the N07 self serve facility. When he attempted to use the fuel nozzle, he noted that it was locked an unavailable for use. He placed the fuel cap back in the fuel tank filler and prepared for depature. He stated that it would have been unusual for him not to secure the fuel cap locking tab, but subsequent events indicate that was the case. He noticed that the cap was missing on climb out. He returned and landed on rwy 01 at N07 without incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/03/2008, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY THE SUBJECT AIRMAN DEPARTED RWY 01 AT N07 AT APPROXIMATELY 1505 EDT. ON CLIMB-OUT, THE RIGHT HAND WING FUEL CAP DEPARTED THE AICRAFT AND STRUCK A GOLFER AT THE SUNSET VALLEY GOLF COURSE, PEQUANNOCK, NJ, ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE GOLFER ONLY SUFFERED A BRUISE AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE SUBJECT AIRMAN, WHO IS ALSO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, STATED THAT, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, HE REMOVED THE RIGHT HAND FUEL CAP AND ATTEMPTED TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE N07 SELF SERVE FACILITY. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE FUEL NOZZLE, HE NOTED THAT IT WAS LOCKED AN UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. HE PLACED THE FUEL CAP BACK IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER AND PREPARED FOR DEPATURE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNUSUAL FOR HIM NOT TO SECURE THE FUEL CAP LOCKING TAB, BUT SUBSEQUENT EVENTS INDICATE THAT WAS THE CASE. HE NOTICED THAT THE CAP WAS MISSING ON CLIMB OUT. HE RETURNED AND LANDED ON RWY 01 AT N07 WITHOUT INCIDENT.