What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 7, 2022, at 1015 eastern daylight time, privacy data omitted was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, Georgia. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he performed a preflight inspection, engine run-up and instrument checks before the flight with no anomalies noted. After takeoff, when the airplane reached an altitude of 500 ft, the engine speed momentarily decreased by about 800 RPM then ?abruptly? Increased back to full power RPM. The pilot turned back toward the airport and the engine power reduced to idle before ?quitting entirely.? He attempted to troubleshoot the problem; however, the engine did not restart. He determined the airplane would not reach the runway and selected a nearby road for a forced landing site. During the approach to the road, the airplane impacted a wire before it came to rest in the grass median.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 7, 2022, AT 1015 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR KENNESAW, GEORGIA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINE RUN-UP AND INSTRUMENT CHECKS BEFORE THE FLIGHT WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FT, THE ENGINE SPEED MOMENTARILY DECREASED BY ABOUT 800 RPM THEN ?ABRUPTLY? INCREASED BACK TO FULL POWER RPM. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO IDLE BEFORE ?QUITTING ENTIRELY.? HE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. HE DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY AND SELECTED A NEARBY ROAD FOR A FORCED LANDING SITE. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE ROAD, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A WIRE BEFORE IT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS MEDIAN.
NTSB investigation
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