What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC reported to the FAA inspectors that he conducted his normal checks before taking-off from Auburn airport (S50). No known issues during the preflight/precheck/taxi and pre-run-up. PIC continued to take-off and roatated as normal. Upon 100FT, his engine started to degrade power output. The PIC adjusted the throttle and pushed the nose forward. The engine did regain power. Around 200FT AGL, the engine degraded power again. The PIC tried to adjust the throttle again resulting in total power loss. The PIC pushed the nose again and atempted three (3) air retarts with no avail. The PIC was losing altitude and selected a field to perform an emergency landing. It wasn't long before the pilot realized he would not make the field. He had not choice but to land on the road. The PIC stated he was concerned about the traffic on the road and tried veer to the right as much as he could. He could see on coming traffic and did not want to land in that direction. The PIC stated that he hoped the cars below him would see his aircraft in distress and hoped that he did not hit any cars or pedistrians. As the aircraft decended, he hit a small billboard sign, which cause his aircraft to rotate 180 degrees before hitting the concrete road. The inital hit of the aircraft cause the plane to flip over and come to a rest on the side of a chainlink fence.
As the FAA filed it
PIC REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTORS THAT HE CONDUCTED HIS NORMAL CHECKS BEFORE TAKING-OFF FROM AUBURN AIRPORT (S50). NO KNOWN ISSUES DURING THE PREFLIGHT/PRECHECK/TAXI AND PRE-RUN-UP. PIC CONTINUED TO TAKE-OFF AND ROATATED AS NORMAL. UPON 100FT, HIS ENGINE STARTED TO DEGRADE POWER OUTPUT. THE PIC ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE AND PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD. THE ENGINE DID REGAIN POWER. AROUND 200FT AGL, THE ENGINE DEGRADED POWER AGAIN. THE PIC TRIED TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE AGAIN RESULTING IN TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE PIC PUSHED THE NOSE AGAIN AND ATEMPTED THREE (3) AIR RETARTS WITH NO AVAIL. THE PIC WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND SELECTED A FIELD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD. HE HAD NOT CHOICE BUT TO LAND ON THE ROAD. THE PIC STATED HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AND TRIED VEER TO THE RIGHT AS MUCH AS HE COULD. HE COULD SEE ON COMING TRAFFIC AND DID NOT WANT TO LAND IN THAT DIRECTION. THE PIC STATED THAT HE HOPED THE CARS BELOW HIM WOULD SEE HIS AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS AND HOPED THAT HE DID NOT HIT ANY CARS OR PEDISTRIANS. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED, HE HIT A SMALL BILLBOARD SIGN, WHICH CAUSE HIS AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE 180 DEGREES BEFORE HITTING THE CONCRETE ROAD. THE INITAL HIT OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSE THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO A REST ON THE SIDE OF A CHAINLINK FENCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.