What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While traveling from topeka, KS (ktop) to St Louis Downtown Airport (kcps) on a personal flight. privacy data omitted Declared an emergency due to exhausting fuel approximately 8 NM from kcps, causing the right engine to fail. privacy data omitted Responded with emergency procedures to execute a single engine landing at kcps. privacy data omitted Declared an emergency to the kcps tower and stated his intention to land on runway 5/23 which he was cleared to do so. privacy data omitted Made a straight in landing and applied maximum braking with the assistance of his front passenger privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Secured the aircraft on the runway and upon exiting the aircraft discovered that the left main tire had blown during the landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE TRAVELING FROM TOPEKA, KS (KTOP) TO ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS) ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO EXHAUSTING FUEL APPROXIMATELY 8 NM FROM KCPS, CAUSING THE RIGHT ENGINE TO FAIL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXECUTE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT KCPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO THE KCPS TOWER AND STATED HIS INTENTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5/23 WHICH HE WAS CLEARED TO DO SO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A STRAIGHT IN LANDING AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HIS FRONT PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SECURED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HAD BLOWN DURING THE LANDING.
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