What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. Cobb stated that he performed a normal preflight and sumped fuel before and after refueling. During take off, at an altitude of approximately 300 feet AGL, the engine sputtered then quit. The aircraft came to rest with its left wing against the localizer antenna at the end of runway 14. The antenna was damaged, and the aircraft sustained damage to the left wing tip, left wing skin and nose gear. Subsequent investigation determined the left wing fuel cell had 11/2 quarts of water, the right wing had no water, and the fuel lines and carburetor bowl had only water with no fuel. The engine ran after water was purged from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. COBB STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND SUMPED FUEL BEFORE AND AFTER REFUELING. DURING TAKE OFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH ITS LEFT WING AGAINST THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA AT THE END OF RUNWAY 14. THE ANTENNA WAS DAMAGED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT WING SKIN AND NOSE GEAR. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE LEFT WING FUEL CELL HAD 11/2 QUARTS OF WATER, THE RIGHT WING HAD NO WATER, AND THE FUEL LINES AND CARBURETOR BOWL HAD ONLY WATER WITH NO FUEL. THE ENGINE RAN AFTER WATER WAS PURGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
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