What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot stated that upon departing Kwethluk on a soft muddy runway after lift off he experienced a cocked nose wheel causing the aircraft to experience a lateral out of trim flight. The pilot had to apply rudder and aileron to control the aircraft. The pilot attempted to return to Kwethluk when just after the turn in level flight at approximately 700' AGL the aircraft engine quit. The pilot reported that there was not sufficient time or altitude for a restart. The pilot reported that there was not sufficient time or altitude for a restart. The pilot reported that there was 15 gallons of fuel in each tank at the time of the incident. The aircraft landed safely on a frozen slough with no damage to the aircraft. Once on the ground the aircraft started with no discrepancies reported by the mechanic. The aircraft was then flown back to bethel without any further occurrences.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON DEPARTING KWETHLUK ON A SOFT MUDDY RUNWAY AFTER LIFT OFF HE EXPERIENCED A COCKED NOSE WHEEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPERIENCE A LATERAL OUT OF TRIM FLIGHT. THE PILOT HAD TO APPLY RUDDER AND AILERON TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO KWETHLUK WHEN JUST AFTER THE TURN IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 700' AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME OR ALTITUDE FOR A RESTART. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME OR ALTITUDE FOR A RESTART. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS 15 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH TANK AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON A FROZEN SLOUGH WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES REPORTED BY THE MECHANIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO BETHEL WITHOUT ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES.
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