What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N46974 was en route from mesquite, Nevada (67L) to Oceanside, CA (kokb), about 4 to 5 miles south of kokb, the engine quit. The pilot was able to glide to kokb, but overshot runway 06 (landing downwind) by about 3000 feet resulting in substantial damage when the plane impacted a low berm. FAA inspectors privacy data omitted (ops), and privacy data omitted (aw) inspected N46974 at kokb on 8/11/08. The fuel gauges indicated empty on the left tank and less than 1/8 in the right tank. Visual inspection of the fuel tanks revealed that the port tank was dry, and the right tank had a small amount of fuel in it. Approximately one-half gallon of fuel was recovered from the right tank by removing the drain plug.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N46974 WAS EN ROUTE FROM MESQUITE, NEVADA (67L) TO OCEANSIDE, CA (KOKB), ABOUT 4 TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF KOKB, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO KOKB, BUT OVERSHOT RUNWAY 06 (LANDING DOWNWIND) BY ABOUT 3000 FEET RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PLANE IMPACTED A LOW BERM. FAA INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (OPS), AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (AW) INSPECTED N46974 AT KOKB ON 8/11/08. THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY ON THE LEFT TANK AND LESS THAN 1/8 IN THE RIGHT TANK. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THE PORT TANK WAS DRY, AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN IT. APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF GALLON OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT TANK BY REMOVING THE DRAIN PLUG.
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