What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Description of event (-9): Central, SC: N4388E, Aeronca, experienced insufficient engine power and performed a landing at 1019 bishops branch road. Aircraft's tail struck a mailbox during the landing. POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 09/26/2020 2140Z
Pilot statement: on September 26 at approximately 18:00, my aircraft engine started having a partial loss of power. I was too FAR from an airport for a safe return. I circled a remote road twice planning on how I would accomplish an off field landing with partial power. I executed a safe landing on bishops branch road, Central, s.c. 29630. On rollout, the left forward strut came in to contact with a mailbox that dented the strut and left a slight dent in the wrap around cowling. I then taxiied up the driveway and parked in the grass to tie down the aircraft. I returned the next day and disassembled the aircraft and returned it to its hangar at SC86.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT (-9): CENTRAL, SC: N4388E, AERONCA, EXPERIENCED INSUFFICIENT ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED A LANDING AT 1019 BISHOPS BRANCH ROAD. AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRUCK A MAILBOX DURING THE LANDING. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 09/26/2020 2140Z
PILOT STATEMENT: ON SEPTEMBER 26 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00, MY AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED HAVING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. I WAS TOO FAR FROM AN AIRPORT FOR A SAFE RETURN. I CIRCLED A REMOTE ROAD TWICE PLANNING ON HOW I WOULD ACCOMPLISH AN OFF FIELD LANDING WITH PARTIAL POWER. I EXECUTED A SAFE LANDING ON BISHOPS BRANCH ROAD, CENTRAL, S.C. 29630. ON ROLLOUT, THE LEFT FORWARD STRUT CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH A MAILBOX THAT DENTED THE STRUT AND LEFT A SLIGHT DENT IN THE WRAP AROUND COWLING. I THEN TAXIIED UP THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IN THE GRASS TO TIE DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. I RETURNED THE NEXT DAY AND DISASSEMBLED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO ITS HANGAR AT SC86.