What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/03/2017, at 2156 PDT a Piper, N55339, registered to privacy data omitted made an emergency landing at the michael kors distribution center located at 3777 workman mill rd Whittier, CA 90601. Due to fuel depletion. The aircraft struck a stop sign damaging the left wing. The left wing tank was empty, and the right tank contained fuel. The fuel selector was found in the left position. The los angeles county sheriff dept arrested the pilot on suspicion of intoxication.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/03/2017, AT 2156 PDT A PIPER, N55339, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE MICHAEL KORS DISTRIBUTION CENTER LOCATED AT 3777 WORKMAN MILL RD WHITTIER, CA 90601. DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STOP SIGN DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT POSITION. THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT ARRESTED THE PILOT ON SUSPICION OF INTOXICATION.
NTSB investigation
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