What happened
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Flight was VFR tki-tki. Doing slow air work. Engine started to vibrate and run rough. Checked fuel switch and was on "both". Turned on aux pump, did not help. Went full rich, did not help. Gave throttle and engine died. Occured 30 mins into flight. No smell, no fluid sprey. Did take 3 locaiton fuel sample during preflight. Aircraft 6-8 hours out of annual. Landed on hwy 82 and then steered into center median to avoid traffic. It sloped median right wing tip contacted the ground and caused substantial damage. Pilot turned off batt and ignition after landing.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT WAS VFR TKI-TKI. DOING SLOW AIR WORK. ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND RUN ROUGH. CHECKED FUEL SWITCH AND WAS ON "BOTH". TURNED ON AUX PUMP, DID NOT HELP. WENT FULL RICH, DID NOT HELP. GAVE THROTTLE AND ENGINE DIED. OCCURED 30 MINS INTO FLIGHT. NO SMELL, NO FLUID SPREY. DID TAKE 3 LOCAITON FUEL SAMPLE DURING PREFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT 6-8 HOURS OUT OF ANNUAL. LANDED ON HWY 82 AND THEN STEERED INTO CENTER MEDIAN TO AVOID TRAFFIC. IT SLOPED MEDIAN RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT TURNED OFF BATT AND IGNITION AFTER LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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