On September 17, 1993, at 1600 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N823PJ, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing, following a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from the Morey Airport, Madison, Wisconsin. The private pilot and his three passengers were not injured. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported he found the fuel selector in the right outboard tank detent position, and that the selector handle was very loose. The left main and the left outboard tanks were one- third full. The right main was seven-eighths full. The right outboard was empty. There was a small hole in the right outboard tank as a result of the off-airport landing. The right outboard fuel gauge was placarded inoperative. The Piper Cherokee Six Operator's Handbook states the fuel selector should be on the "fullest main tank" for takeoff. When the fuel selector was moved to another tank the engine started and ran.