What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft made a forced landing in a road ditch south east of the Charles City, Iowa airport, after the engine lost power at a cruise altitude of 6,500 feet. The aircraft touched down on the edge of a cornfield prior to entering the ditch. The left wing tip struck a wooden post and the wing received substantial damage. The aircraft was upright with all three landing gear intact when it came to rest.
On scene, both wings were inspected for evidence of fuel by local airport maintenance personnel. No fuel was found.
After being moved to the airport, on 06/24/2015, the aircraft was inspected by personnel from the dsm FSDO. No evidence of mechanical anomalies prior to the crash were found. Two gallons of fuel were added to each wing. The engine started normally with the fuel selector on the right and left wing tanks.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROAD DITCH SOUTH EAST OF THE CHARLES CITY, IOWA AIRPORT, AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE OF A CORNFIELD PRIOR TO ENTERING THE DITCH. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A WOODEN POST AND THE WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR INTACT WHEN IT CAME TO REST.
ON SCENE, BOTH WINGS WERE INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL BY LOCAL AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. NO FUEL WAS FOUND.
AFTER BEING MOVED TO THE AIRPORT, ON 06/24/2015, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY PERSONNEL FROM THE DSM FSDO. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL ANOMALIES PRIOR TO THE CRASH WERE FOUND. TWO GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ADDED TO EACH WING. THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TANKS.