20230113000599A

Pilot stated that on 01/13/2023 at approximately 1345 he departed lake hood departing to the north. The engine suddenly lost power over Point mckenzie and made a emergency landing on a nearby road. He pushed the plane to a wide spot on the roadside to be out of the way of vehicle traffic and called his mechanic who stated he would be out to the site. While waiting for his mechanic, the pilot sampled the main tank and found water present, he drained the tank until no water was present. When his mechanic arrived he told him about the water in the fuel. They pulled off the cowling and drained fuel from the carburetor bowl. They performed an engine run up at 2000 rpm’s for approximately 5 minutes. No issues were noted. The pilot then departed from the road with his aircraft and headed back towards lake hood. When he was over twin island lake the engine once again lost power, he turned and once again made a second emergency landing on the same road. On roll out the right wing hit a sign and turned the plan to the right and into the soft snow of the shoulder. The plane stopped in a nose down attitude. The pilot exited the plane and removed all gear from the plane, called his mechanic who came and picked him up. After arriving to the scene several bystanders along with the pilot and mechanic pulled the tail down to an upright position with a rope and vehicle, moved it to a nearby driveway and returned the next morning to remove the wings and tow the aircraft to the wasilla airport. Pilot did say he sumped his tanks in the morning as part of his preflight prior to his flight out of lake hood.