What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot states that he was doing an emergency descent or steep spiral when he had to put the power back in, with no power response, engine at 800 RPM. Full power was again attempted, carburetor heat was already pulled out. Moved the mag with no response. Pilot then prepared for a power off landing on babcock road. A stopped vehicle on the road forced a slight turn to the right where the right wing struck a road sign, causing rotation of the aircraft into a ditch in a nose down position. Fuel spillage in the shallow ditch was found at the scene. An inspection of the engine including compression check, engine control movements, inspections for security of hardware, lines and fittings, fuel filter sump for contamination, oil level check, revealed no abnormalities.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS DOING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT OR STEEP SPIRAL WHEN HE HAD TO PUT THE POWER BACK IN, WITH NO POWER RESPONSE, ENGINE AT 800 RPM. FULL POWER WAS AGAIN ATTEMPTED, CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ALREADY PULLED OUT. MOVED THE MAG WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT THEN PREPARED FOR A POWER OFF LANDING ON BABCOCK ROAD. A STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD FORCED A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN, CAUSING ROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE SHALLOW DITCH WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE INCLUDING COMPRESSION CHECK, ENGINE CONTROL MOVEMENTS, INSPECTIONS FOR SECURITY OF HARDWARE, LINES AND FITTINGS, FUEL FILTER SUMP FOR CONTAMINATION, OIL LEVEL CHECK, REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.
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