What happened
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On 06/21/2023 the pilot in command of privacy data omitted was departing Waunakee Airport (6P3) heading back to brennand airport (79C) when he had a loss of power and completed a forced landing on a nearby road. The PIC purchased privacy data omittedon 06/20/2023 and had an annual completed the morning of 06/21/2023. The pilot and a passenger occupied the aircraft. Prior to departure, the pilot added 10.7 gallons of 100LL for the flight and weight and balance. The aircraft taxied to the departure end of runway 09 and performed a runup and take off checks. The aircraft departed runway 09. On the climb out phase of flight, the aircraft lost engine power. The pilot could no longer maintain altitude and estimates they were approximately 200 feet AGL. Based on their current position and altitude the pilot decided the only place feasible to do an emergency landing was a street about a quarter mile to the north that parallels the runway. During the emergency landing portion of the pilots flight the aircrafts left main struck a parked car, then the right wing struck a “no parking” sign, then striking a parked van with the engine of the plane. No one on the ground was hurt, the pilot and passenger sustain minor injuries, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/21/2023 THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING WAUNAKEE AIRPORT (6P3) HEADING BACK TO BRENNAND AIRPORT (79C) WHEN HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING ON A NEARBY ROAD. THE PIC PURCHASED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ON 06/20/2023 AND HAD AN ANNUAL COMPLETED THE MORNING OF 06/21/2023. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER OCCUPIED THE AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE PILOT ADDED 10.7 GALLONS OF 100LL FOR THE FLIGHT AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09 AND PERFORMED A RUNUP AND TAKE OFF CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 09. ON THE CLIMB OUT PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ESTIMATES THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. BASED ON THEIR CURRENT POSITION AND ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED THE ONLY PLACE FEASIBLE TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS A STREET ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO THE NORTH THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING PORTION OF THE PILOTS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN STRUCK A PARKED CAR, THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A “NO PARKING” SIGN, THEN STRIKING A PARKED VAN WITH THE ENGINE OF THE PLANE. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS HURT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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