What happened
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(-23) Pilot enroute to lake wales, Florida from raeford, north carolina VFR. Topped aircraft off at raeford, north carolina with 45 gallons of fuel prior to departing. At 10:30 pm local time aircraft was in descent (5500 ft) to land at lake wales. Engine quit and restarted it twice before finally shutting down. Pilot was able to land the aircraft in an orange grove 1 mile west of highway 27, 14 miles south of lake wales airport. Aircraft skidded 200 ft before nose gear came off flipping the aircraft over. No fuel was observed leaking from the wings. No post accident fire occurred and pilot of aircraft exited wreckage with no injuries. Evidence of excessive fuel leakage from right wing tank cap.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ENROUTE TO LAKE WALES, FLORIDA FROM RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA VFR. TOPPED AIRCRAFT OFF AT RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA WITH 45 GALLONS OF FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTING. AT 10:30 PM LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT WAS IN DESCENT (5500 FT) TO LAND AT LAKE WALES. ENGINE QUIT AND RESTARTED IT TWICE BEFORE FINALLY SHUTTING DOWN. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ORANGE GROVE 1 MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 27, 14 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE WALES AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 200 FT BEFORE NOSE GEAR CAME OFF FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE WINGS. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURRED AND PILOT OF AIRCRAFT EXITED WRECKAGE WITH NO INJURIES. EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM RIGHT WING TANK CAP.
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