What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot experienced loud engine back firing. Aborted takeoff fearing engine failure. Pilot overshot runway on landing. Aircraft nosed down in grass and flipped over onto back. No injuries to pilot and passenger. Aircraft received substantial damage resulting from flip. Pilot elected to land, after engine back fired. Pilot did not notice any reduction in power, or engine vibration prior to reducing power. A tear down of the engine did not detect any malfunctions. Examination of maintenance records did not reveal any discrepancies. (.4)the pilot took off and about 50 feet AGL, the engine sputtered and lost power. The pilot told the tower he was aborting the takeoff, pulled the power back, and landed straight ahead on the runway. He applied the brakes but was already nearing the end of the runway. The pilot then steered the aircraft to the right to head to a large, open field. The aircraft nosed over in the soft grass causing substantial damage to the wing spars. Mechanical continuity was established with the powerplant and its accessories. Approximately 25 gallons of fuel were drained from the wing tanks and no vis ible contamination was observed. Fuel was also found in the carburetor bowl with no visible contamination. No mechanical discrepancies were found. (-23) pilot experienced loud engine back firing. Aborted takeoff fearing engine failure. Pilot overshot runway on landing. Aircraft nosed down in grass and flipped over onto back. No injuries to pilot and passenger. Aircraft received substantial damage resulting from flip.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED LOUD ENGINE BACK FIRING. ABORTED TAKEOFF FEARING ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN IN GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM FLIP. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND, AFTER ENGINE BACK FIRED. PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY REDUCTION IN POWER, OR ENGINE VIBRATION PRIOR TO REDUCING POWER. A TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE DID NOT DETECT ANY MALFUNCTIONS. EXAMINATION OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES. (.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND ABOUT 50 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT TOLD THE TOWER HE WAS ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, PULLED THE POWER BACK, AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT WAS ALREADY NEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO HEAD TO A LARGE, OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT GRASS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPARS. MECHANICAL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE POWERPLANT AND ITS ACCESSORIES. APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE WING TANKS AND NO VIS IBLE CONTAMINATION WAS OBSERVED. FUEL WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL WITH NO VISIBLE CONTAMINATION. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED LOUD ENGINE BACK FIRING. ABORTED TAKEOFF FEARING ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN IN GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM FLIP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.