What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During cruise flight the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing on mccarran boulevard south of west plumb street approximately, 5 miles west of the Reno ? Tahoe international airport. During our investigation we noted no fuel spill detected on roadway and no fuel was observed in either wing tank, no fuel odor only minor fuel stains were noted aft of the main fuel tank vent and aft of the left fuel cap. The mechanic who removed the wings for trailering the aircraft reported less than 1 gallon total in fuel system observed when removing wings.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON MCCARRAN BOULEVARD SOUTH OF WEST PLUMB STREET APPROXIMATELY, 5 MILES WEST OF THE RENO ? TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION WE NOTED NO FUEL SPILL DETECTED ON ROADWAY AND NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN EITHER WING TANK, NO FUEL ODOR ONLY MINOR FUEL STAINS WERE NOTED AFT OF THE MAIN FUEL TANK VENT AND AFT OF THE LEFT FUEL CAP. THE MECHANIC WHO REMOVED THE WINGS FOR TRAILERING THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED LESS THAN 1 GALLON TOTAL IN FUEL SYSTEM OBSERVED WHEN REMOVING WINGS.
NTSB investigation
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