What happened
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Lost power en route. Separated left main landing gear in rough field. Had sat idle prior 5 months. Fuel contaminated (-23) the pilot states he was repositioning the aircraft from lima, Ohio to Sidney, Ohio. Enroute the engine sputtered and after attempting to remedy the situation by applying carb heat, switching tanks, turning fuel pumps on, the engine quit. He attempted to land the aircraft in a farm field. During that off airport landing the aircraft received substantial damage. Neither the pilot nor his passenger sustained any injuries. The aircraft engine ran smoothly when tested. A foreign substance was found in the fuel sample taken from the sump drain, however no contamination was found in the carburetor bowl.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER EN ROUTE.SEPARATED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IN ROUGH FIELD. HAD SAT IDLE PRIOR 5 MONTHS. FUEL CONTAMINATED (-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM LIMA, OHIO TO SIDNEY, OHIO. ENROUTE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BY APPLYING CARB HEAT, SWITCHING TANKS, TURNING FUEL PUMPS ON, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD. DURING THAT OFF AIRPORT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY WHEN TESTED. A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE SUMP DRAIN, HOWEVER NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL.
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