What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated verbaly that he took the aircraft out of the hanger, did a walk around, and checked his engine oil. After the initial checks he performed an engine run up and mag check. He then took off shortly after all checks were completed. After take off the aircraft loss power and he tried unsucseefuly to glide back to the airfield. Aircraft recovered from the trees by crane several days later. The aircraft was inspected by an IA and found to have six gallons of contaminated fuel and a clogged fuel strainer, in which the IA believes caused engine fuel starvation, resulting in engine shut down/loss of power. I have conferred with operational inspectors and concluded that counseling is needed and the best recourse in this particular matter. As such the pilot has an expired pilot and medical certificate.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED VERBALY THAT HE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER, DID A WALK AROUND, AND CHECKED HIS ENGINE OIL. AFTER THE INITIAL CHECKS HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP AND MAG CHECK. HE THEN TOOK OFF SHORTLY AFTER ALL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER AND HE TRIED UNSUCSEEFULY TO GLIDE BACK TO THE AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED FROM THE TREES BY CRANE SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN IA AND FOUND TO HAVE SIX GALLONS OF CONTAMINATED FUEL AND A CLOGGED FUEL STRAINER, IN WHICH THE IA BELIEVES CAUSED ENGINE FUEL STARVATION, RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUT DOWN/LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE CONFERRED WITH OPERATIONAL INSPECTORS AND CONCLUDED THAT COUNSELING IS NEEDED AND THE BEST RECOURSE IN THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. AS SUCH THE PILOT HAS AN EXPIRED PILOT AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.