What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reports normal take-off and climb. In cruise flight pilot reports a significant reduction in power and unable to hold altitude.
Pilot selected to land on highway 101 north of Laytonville CA. During landing sequence pilot reported pitching up avoiding power lines and then losing airspeed for a flare on landing touchdown. Aircraft landed hard and collapsed the landing gear. Aircraft veered off highway and off pavement. Pilot reported no injuries and no additional damage to aircraft. Pilot reports adjusting engine fuel mixture as to the possible reason for the reduction in engine power.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTS NORMAL TAKE-OFF AND CLIMB. IN CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT REPORTS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN POWER AND UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE.
PILOT SELECTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 101 NORTH OF LAYTONVILLE CA. DURING LANDING SEQUENCE PILOT REPORTED PITCHING UP AVOIDING POWER LINES AND THEN LOSING AIRSPEED FOR A FLARE ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF HIGHWAY AND OFF PAVEMENT. PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.PILOT REPORTS ADJUSTING ENGINE FUEL MIXTURE AS TO THE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER.
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