What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On climbout from F46, the engine lost power. Pilot was unable to restart engine and set the aircraft down in a plowed field adjacent to the airport. Pilot stated they switched tank selector during engine restart attempt and engine fired momentarilyprior to FAA arrival the aircraft owner added 5 gal. Avgas to the rt wing and restarted engine. After aircraft released by FAA, aircraft owner taxi'd aircraft under its own power, back to the departure airport, with highway patrol escort. FAA inspector asked escorting highway patrol officer if engine quit during taxi operations and he stated it did not. On investigation, mechanic drained 6 gallons of auto fuel from left wing and 4.5 gallons of avgas from right wing. Fuel drained from the gascolator and wing drains. The aircraft operating handbook states two gallons of fuel in each wing is unuseable
As the FAA filed it
ON CLIMBOUT FROM F46, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THEY SWITCHED TANK SELECTOR DURING ENGINE RESTART ATTEMPT AND ENGINE FIRED MOMENTARILYPRIOR TO FAA ARRIVAL THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ADDED 5 GAL. AVGAS TO THE RT WING AND RESTARTED ENGINE. AFTER AIRCRAFT RELEASED BY FAA, AIRCRAFT OWNER TAXI'D AIRCRAFT UNDER ITS OWN POWER, BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, WITH HIGHWAY PATROL ESCORT. FAA INSPECTOR ASKED ESCORTING HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER IF ENGINE QUIT DURING TAXI OPERATIONS AND HE STATED IT DID NOT.ON INVESTIGATION, MECHANIC DRAINED 6 GALLONS OF AUTO FUEL FROM LEFT WING AND 4.5 GALLONS OF AVGAS FROM RIGHT WING. FUEL DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATOR AND WING DRAINS. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING HANDBOOK STATES TWO GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH WING IS UNUSEABLE