What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 2, 2017 N429LD a Beechcraft G36 made an off-field landing five miles south of Dalhart Texas. The pilot was enroute to Dalhart for a fuel stop when the engine quit. The pilot noted that the fuel selector was on the left tank, he moved the selector to the right and attempted a restart however, it would not restart. The pilot set up for best glide and decided to land in a grassy field with the landing gear retracted. The private rated pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage with the most severe being the entry step had broke loose from the fuselage and breached the leading edge of the right horrizontal stabilizer. The fuel tanks were not breached. An inspection of the left fuel tank showed to have a minimum quantity with none visable from the filler. The right fuel tank had plenty of fuel visable from the filler.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 2, 2017 N429LD A BEECHCRAFT G36 MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING FIVE MILES SOUTH OF DALHART TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO DALHART FOR A FUEL STOP WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK, HE MOVED THE SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT SET UP FOR BEST GLIDE AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A GRASSY FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH THE MOST SEVERE BEING THE ENTRY STEP HAD BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FUSELAGE AND BREACHED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HORRIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT BREACHED. AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK SHOWED TO HAVE A MINIMUM QUANTITY WITH NONE VISABLE FROM THE FILLER. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD PLENTY OF FUEL VISABLE FROM THE FILLER.