What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed johnson county executive airport(kojc) for a night cross-country flight to lincoln, NE (klnk). He then departed lincoln, NE, for continued flight to Gardner, KS (K34). The engine lost power from fuel exhaustion on the approach to K34, approximately 3/4-mile short of runway 8. The pilot made a forced landing in a pasture. The aircraft rolled thru a fence and stopped with minor damage to the propeller spinner and wire scrapes on the propeller blades.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(KOJC) FOR A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO LINCOLN, NE (KLNK). HE THEN DEPARTED LINCOLN, NE, FOR CONTINUED FLIGHT TO GARDNER, KS (K34). THE ENGINE LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON THE APPROACH TO K34, APPROXIMATELY 3/4-MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 8. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THRU A FENCE AND STOPPED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND WIRE SCRAPES ON THE PROPELLER BLADES.
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