What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power. Landed on highway. Wing struck embankment. (From .4) the pilot made a forced landing on a highway following a partial loss of engine power. He stated that after the initial power loss, he attempted to divert to an alternate airport for landing. The airplane's engine continued to lose power, and the airplane was no longer able to maintain altitude. He selected a portion of the highway as an emergency landing area. During the landing roll, the right wing struck an overhanging tree, and the airplane turned to the right and struck an embankment. The airplane's wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage. A postaccident engine inspection revealed a broken intake valve on the number 3 cylinder. (-23) personal flight to Oregon. #2 cylinder in take valve broke. Loss of power. Performed emergency landing on road. Loss of control of a/c, hit object and caused substantial damage to wings and fuselage.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. WING STRUCK EMBANKMENT. (FROM .4) THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE INITIAL POWER LOSS, HE ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE SELECTED A PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK AN OVERHANGING TREE, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A POSTACCIDENT ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN INTAKE VALVE ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. (-23) PERSONAL FLIGHT TO OREGON. #2 CYLINDER IN TAKE VALVE BROKE. LOSS OF POWER. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD. LOSS OF CONTROL OF A/C, HIT OBJECT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND FUSELAGE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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