What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airplane encountered a mist about 30 miles from the destination airport at an altitude of 4000 feet; the pilot noted that the temperature was 35-36 degrees fahrenheit. Shortly thereafter, the engine quit, the pilot elected to perform a forced landing on a highway, just prior to touchdown the engine surged then stopped again. During the landing rollout, the right wing tip and left wing impacted two highway signs and substantially damaging the aircraft. Once the aircraft was moved from a shallow ditch to level ground, the engine started on the second attempt and ran at idle RPM.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A MIST ABOUT 30 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4000 FEET; THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS 35-36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE QUIT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE ENGINE SURGED THEN STOPPED AGAIN. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT WING TIP AND LEFT WING IMPACTED TWO HIGHWAY SIGNS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM A SHALLOW DITCH TO LEVEL GROUND, THE ENGINE STARTED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND RAN AT IDLE RPM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.