What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 8/17/2008: Student pilot privacy data omitted originated a solo flight from rough river state park airport (213) to muhlenberg country airport (M21). Pilot states at between 1500 thru 1600 feet AGL on climb-out from the departure airport the engine stopped operating. After a failed attempt to restart the engine the pilot landed the aircraft on the western Kentucky parkway in the vicinity of Leitchfield, kentuck at 1953 hours CST. The aircraft landed without further incident and sustained no damage. The sole occupant was uninjured. The aircraft was moved to the side of the road. Inspection by the pilot revealed he had not fully opened the fuel shutoff valve. The valve was placed in the full on position and the engine restarted. State police responded and provided and escort of the aircraft which was moved on a flat bed truck to the grayson county airport (M20) in Leitchfield, Kentucky.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 8/17/2008: STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ORIGINATED A SOLO FLIGHT FROM ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK AIRPORT (213) TO MUHLENBERG COUNTRY AIRPORT (M21). PILOT STATES AT BETWEEN 1500 THRU 1600 FEET AGL ON CLIMB-OUT FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING. AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY IN THE VICINITY OF LEITCHFIELD, KENTUCK AT 1953 HOURS CST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. INSPECTION BY THE PILOT REVEALED HE HAD NOT FULLY OPENED THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. THE VALVE WAS PLACED IN THE FULL ON POSITION AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED. STATE POLICE RESPONDED AND PROVIDED AND ESCORT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS MOVED ON A FLAT BED TRUCK TO THE GRAYSON COUNTY AIRPORT (M20) IN LEITCHFIELD, KENTUCKY.
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