What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot and 3 passengers taxied out to runway 23. Pilot completed a normal run-up prior to takeoff. Pilot began a takeoff roll and became airborne. At approximately 100 feet AGL, pilot elected to abort the climb because he thought that the aircraft was not climbing very well and would not clear the trees which were at least a mile from the departure end of runway 23. Pilot reduced the throttle and landed back on runway 23. He touched down approximately 1000 feet from the end of the runway and applied the brakes. The aircraft veered to the left and the pilot continued to add left rudder in hopes of coming to a stop on level ground on the left side of the runway edge. Aircraft hit a REIL light box which punctured the bottom of the left wing and fuel tank. Aircraft ground looped and came to a stop heading 050 degrees. Pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft as soon as they began to smell fuel. There were no injuries. The only damage was the hole in the underside of the left wing and a scratch of the underside of the right wing where it hit a runway light. Investigation indicates that the engine wasdeveloping power normally. The aircraft was approximately 62 lbs below gross weight with a density altitude of approximately 600 feet. The aircraft had been returned to service on 9-11-96 after engine removed for inspection due to metal contamination in oil. Aircraft had been flown 13.0 hours with no items written up. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 23. PILOT COMPLETED A NORMAL RUN-UP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. PILOT BEGAN A TAKEOFF ROLL AND BECAME AIRBORNE. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE CLIMB BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING VERY WELL AND WOULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES WHICH WERE AT LEAST A MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 23. PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND LANDED BACK ON RUNWAY 23. HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT CONTINUED TO ADD LEFT RUDDER IN HOPES OF COMING TO A STOP ON LEVEL GROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. AIRCRAFT HIT A REIL LIGHT BOX WHICH PUNCTURED THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING AND FUEL TANK. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO A STOP HEADING 050 DEGREES. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS THEY BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE HOLE IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING AND A SCRATCH OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING WHERE IT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WASDEVELOPING POWER NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 62 LBS BELOW GROSS WEIGHT WITH A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 9-11-96 AFTER ENGINE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION DUE TO METAL CONTAMINATION IN OIL. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN 13.0 HOURS WITH NO ITEMS WRITTEN UP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^