What happened
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On positioning operation gradualy loss engine power. Attempted emergency landing. Right wing hit the ground. (.4)the pilot reported the fuel tanks were topped off. The winds were from 160 degrees at 20 gusting to 27 knots. The pilot reported flying at 1,000 feet above ground level. He diverted to the west due to weather. He reported that after two hours of flight, the engine RPM dropped from 2,200 to 2,000, and then to 1,500 RPM. The pilot was maneuvering to land in a field which ran north to south, when the engine RPM dropped to 1,000. He then determined that he could not reach the intended field, so he turned to the southwest for a forced landing. He reported that as he flared during touchdown, a wind gust from the south lifted the left wing, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane did not have an operable fuel indication system. A visual inspection disclosed a small amount of fuel in the carburetor float chamber and the firewall fuel strainer. There was no evidence of fuel in the fuel tank or lower fuselage cavity. Also, there was no evidence of fuel see page at the crash site of stains on the fuselage where fuel could have seeped out.
As the FAA filed it
ON POSITIONING OPERATION GRADUALY LOSS ENGINE POWER. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF. THE WINDS WERE FROM 160 DEGREES AT 20 GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED FLYING AT 1,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. HE DIVERTED TO THE WEST DUE TO WEATHER. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER TWO HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM 2,200 TO 2,000, AND THEN TO 1,500 RPM. THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND IN A FIELD WHICH RAN NORTH TO SOUTH, WHEN THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 1,000. HE THEN DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THE INTENDED FIELD, SO HE TURNED TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR A FORCED LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE FLARED DURING TOUCHDOWN, A WIND GUST FROM THE SOUTH LIFTED THE LEFT WING, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE AN OPERABLE FUEL INDICATION SYSTEM. A VISUAL INSPECTION DISCLOSED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR FLOAT CHAMBER AND THE FIREWALL FUEL STRAINER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK OR LOWER FUSELAGE CAVITY. ALSO, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SEE PAGE AT THE CRASH SITE OF STAINS ON THE FUSELAGE WHERE FUEL COULD HAVE SEEPED OUT.
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