Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 3050; Flight Crew Type 2600
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Object; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
Tanks full at takeoff; sumped all points after fueling; departed on Runway 5. Normal power on initial climbout. 8 to 10 minutes into flight reduced fuel flow and some loss of power. Another 5 minutes complete power loss. Tried mixture; throttle; fuel selector to aux tank; at this point 1 mile from PGV 3;500 feet. Spiral down to field. Ended up not aligned with runway at too low an altitude and had to land off the runway at an angle. Safe landing but some damage to the aircraft. Tanks near full when on the ground. At this point reason for fuel flow problem not determined. [It] would be good to practice spiral down to runway. [I'm] not sure what to do to detect the flow issue. Fuel pressure normal; full fuel; hot day; sumped for water. Maybe a larger sump sample. Maybe longer settling time.
Homebuilt aircraft pilot reported engine failure resulting in an off airport landing.