What happened
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Narrative: pilot rudolph and non-pilot passenger took off at about 1745 EDT for a local area familiarization. Approximately one hour later the engine suddenly lost power and began backfiring. Being at about 2000 feet with the engine still struggling, Mr. Rudolph attempted corrective measures of switching tanks, richening mixture, applying carburetor heat, etc. But to no avail. Seeing that he would probably not be able to reach his base (Warner Robins airpark) in the descent followed by the power loss, Mr. Rudolph chose a country road and landed the aircraft thereon. Having to brake hard to keep from crossing the highway ahead of him, Mr. Rudolph was unable to keep the airplane from angling to the right, where its right wing impacted a stop sign. This collision threw the craft around to the right and caused the left wing-tip to strike the ground. There were no injuries and the damage, though costly, was minor. This report will be amended when engine has been inspected by FSDO a/w personnel.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT RUDOLPH AND NON-PILOT PASSENGER TOOK OFF AT ABOUT 1745 EDT FOR A LOCAL AREA FAMILIARIZATION. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN BACKFIRING. BEING AT ABOUT 2000 FEET WITH THE ENGINE STILL STRUGGLING, MR. RUDOLPH ATTEMPTED CORRECTIVE MEASURES OF SWITCHING TANKS, RICHENING MIXTURE, APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT, ETC. BUT TO NO AVAIL. SEEING THAT HE WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH HIS BASE (WARNER ROBINS AIRPARK) IN THE DESCENT FOLLOWED BY THE POWER LOSS, MR. RUDOLPH CHOSE A COUNTRY ROAD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT THEREON. HAVING TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP FROM CROSSING THE HIGHWAY AHEAD OF HIM, MR. RUDOLPH WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM ANGLING TO THE RIGHT, WHERE ITS RIGHT WING IMPACTED A STOP SIGN. THIS COLLISION THREW THE CRAFT AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED THE LEFT WING-TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DAMAGE, THOUGH COSTLY, WAS MINOR. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN ENGINE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FSDO A/W PERSONNEL.
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