What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: arriving at the Carefree airport, I met Mr. Emanuel (MEL) glyman, who seemed pretty shaken up by what had happened. After exchanging greetings and small talk I asked him what had happened, he described the situation as follows: "everything seemed normal during the runup, at the end of runway 24, and I started my takeoff roll. When I got airborne, at about 50-100 feet above the ground, I noticed that the engine was running rough. I chopped the power back to land back onto the runway. I put the flaps down to try and slow me as much as possible, but I ended up skidding off of the end of the runway quite a bit coming to rest in a ditch area." We both drove out to the aircraft which was approximately 100 yards past the end of runway 24, basically aligned with the centerline. From the skid marks on the runway it appears that the plane had touched down on the last 100 feet of runway then proceeded into the over-run area which consisted of soft sand and small desert shrubbery. The aircraft then crossed an access road before coming to rest in a small depression of desert used to catch rain run-off water. A cursory inspection of the aircraft revealed: * tail cone damage. * left wingtip damage. * dent in the left wing leading edge approximately one foot long, pushed in about an inch. * extensive landing gear damage. * lower nose cowling damage. * no apparent damage to the wing spar. * no apparent damage to the firewall. * general airframe appeared to be in good condition with little structural damage. Michael halloran, aviation safety inspector, sdl-fsdo.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ARRIVING AT THE CAREFREE AIRPORT, I MET MR. EMANUEL (MEL) GLYMAN, WHO SEEMED PRETTY SHAKEN UP BY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. AFTER EXCHANGING GREETINGS AND SMALL TALK I ASKED HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS FOLLOWS: "EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL DURING THE RUNUP, AT THE END OF RUNWAY 24, AND I STARTED MY TAKEOFF ROLL. WHEN I GOT AIRBORNE, AT ABOUT 50-100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I CHOPPED THE POWER BACK TO LAND BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. I PUT THE FLAPS DOWN TO TRY AND SLOW ME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT I ENDED UP SKIDDING OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY QUITE A BIT COMING TO REST IN A DITCH AREA." WE BOTH DROVE OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 24, BASICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE. FROM THE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY IT APPEARS THAT THE PLANE HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAST 100 FEET OF RUNWAY THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE OVER-RUN AREA WHICH CONSISTED OF SOFT SAND AND SMALL DESERT SHRUBBERY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED AN ACCESS ROAD BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A SMALL DEPRESSION OF DESERT USED TO CATCH RAIN RUN-OFF WATER. A CURSORY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED: * TAIL CONE DAMAGE. * LEFT WINGTIP DAMAGE. * DENT IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT LONG, PUSHED IN ABOUT AN INCH. * EXTENSIVE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. * LOWER NOSE COWLING DAMAGE. * NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. * NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. * GENERAL AIRFRAME APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LITTLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MICHAEL HALLORAN, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR, SDL-FSDO.