What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omittedOperator had to put aircraft down in field after engine quit inflight. Aircraft landed without incident, pilot found left tank empty but right tank had almost full tank. Pilot added fuel to left tank and performed run up with no problems noted. Aircraft departed using road next to field, during climb out left wing and right stabilizer struck trees. Pilot continued to his private strip where he landed again without incident. On 5/11/15 FAA inspectors interview pilot and looked at damage on aircraft. Damage to right stabilizer is considered to be substantail damage.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR HAD TO PUT AIRCRAFT DOWN IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT INFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PILOT FOUND LEFT TANK EMPTY BUT RIGHT TANK HAD ALMOST FULL TANK. PILOT ADDED FUEL TO LEFT TANK AND PERFORMED RUN UP WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED USING ROAD NEXT TO FIELD, DURING CLIMB OUT LEFT WING AND RIGHT STABILIZER STRUCK TREES. PILOT CONTINUED TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP WHERE HE LANDED AGAIN WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON 5/11/15 FAA INSPECTORS INTERVIEW PILOT AND LOOKED AT DAMAGE ON AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO RIGHT STABILIZER IS CONSIDERED TO BE SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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