What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft exper engine problems. Pilot made forced landing. Flipped over inverted and burned at the end runway. (.4)after takeoff, about 100 feet above the ground, the airplane suffered a complete power loss. The pilot activated the wobble pump, but the engine would not respond. He tried to dissipate airspeed and altitude with skidding s-turns to remain over the runway. The pilot said he then intentionally stalled the airplane because the runway had no overrun, and the terrain dropped sharply, about 100 feet, into a creek and trees. The airplane stalled from about a 30 foot height, impacted left wing, nose down, and came to rest upside down, just off the end of the runway. It was consumed by fire. The pilot said he felt the airplane was on fire in flight, before the crash. Examination revealed the carburetor flexible inlet line had failed at the sleeve fitting.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPER ENGINE PROBLEMS. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING. FLIPPED OVER INVERTED AND BURNED AT THE END RUNWAY. (.4)AFTER TAKEOFF, ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE WOBBLE PUMP, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE TRIED TO DISSIPATE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WITH SKIDDING S-TURNS TO REMAIN OVER THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE THEN INTENTIONALLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE THE RUNWAY HAD NO OVERRUN, AND THE TERRAIN DROPPED SHARPLY, ABOUT 100 FEET, INTO A CREEK AND TREES. THE AIRPLANE STALLED FROM ABOUT A 30 FOOT HEIGHT, IMPACTED LEFT WING, NOSE DOWN, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PILOT SAID HE FELT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON FIRE IN FLIGHT, BEFORE THE CRASH. EXAMINATION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR FLEXIBLE INLET LINE HAD FAILED AT THE SLEEVE FITTING.
NTSB investigation
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