What happened
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Pilot operating N62438 reported:
"He was on final approach to kpzh runway 23 at the Zephyrhills airport at 1800? When his radial engine, a Continental W670-6 quit running. He attempted to land on the old lakeland highway just short of the runway when he hit a traffic light/street sign pole with the right wing, upper wing to lower wing support strut. The pole was approximately 20? High. The aircraft then hit the road and the engine departed the airframe and the aircraft landed on it?s right wing in the ditch next to the road."
The right wing was substantially damaged and the right horizontal stabilizer was damaged. The rest of the fuselage and the left wing was not damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OPERATING N62438 REPORTED:
"HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO KPZH RUNWAY 23 AT THE ZEPHYRHILLS AIRPORT AT 1800? WHEN HIS RADIAL ENGINE, A CONTINENTAL W670-6 QUIT RUNNING. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE OLD LAKELAND HIGHWAY JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHEN HE HIT A TRAFFIC LIGHT/STREET SIGN POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING, UPPER WING TO LOWER WING SUPPORT STRUT. THE POLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20? HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON IT?S RIGHT WING IN THE DITCH NEXT TO THE ROAD."
THE RIGHT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED. THE REST OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT WING WAS NOT DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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