What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/23/2022, N6117E a Cessna 182 made a emergency landing after a loss engine power aircraft landed on dunaway road west of Seeley, California, the pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. During the landing the pilot hit a chain that was used to close off the road from traffic.
Pilot stated that he lost power while at cruise altitude and could not regain power, he opted to make a precautionary landing on dunaway road and hit a chain during the landing roll out which was used to close off the road to traffic.
Aircraft received minor damage from the hit to the chain which wrapped around the propeller causing damage to the engine cowling and the propeller.
Aircraft was moved to Imperial airport (ipl) and has had no maintenance to the aircraft to find out what the issue was.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/23/2022, N6117E A CESSNA 182 MADE A EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A LOSS ENGINE POWER AIRCRAFT LANDED ON DUNAWAY ROAD WEST OF SEELEY, CALIFORNIA, THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT HIT A CHAIN THAT WAS USED TO CLOSE OFF THE ROAD FROM TRAFFIC.
PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE AND COULD NOT REGAIN POWER, HE OPTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON DUNAWAY ROAD AND HIT A CHAIN DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT WHICH WAS USED TO CLOSE OFF THE ROAD TO TRAFFIC.
AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM THE HIT TO THE CHAIN WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER.
AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO IMPERIAL AIRPORT (IPL) AND HAS HAD NO MAINTENANCE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS.