What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a cross country flight, the PIC climbed to cruise altitude and switched fuel tanks. Approximately 15 minutes later the engine started running rough and loosing power. The PIC turned on the electric fuel pump, notified ATC of the problem and diverted to the closest airport. The PIC realized he would be unable to make the airport, so he identified a road for an emergency landing and declared an emergency. The PIC was able to land on road but to avoid a head on collision with oncoming traffic turned into the ditch on the left side of the roadway. The aircraft struck a mile marker sign before coming to rest with the nose landing gear collapsed and the left main landing gear torn off the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PIC CLIMBED TO CRUISE ALTITUDE AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOOSING POWER. THE PIC TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, NOTIFIED ATC OF THE PROBLEM AND DIVERTED TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. THE PIC REALIZED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT, SO HE IDENTIFIED A ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND ON ROAD BUT TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNED INTO THE DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MILE MARKER SIGN BEFORE COMING TO REST WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORN OFF THE AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
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