What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) On September 17, 1998, at approximately 1327 EDT, a Grumman AA-5A, registered to bellefonte, inc., 3704 stonegate dr., Durham, NC 27705, was piloted by eric r. hume and was on climbout at approximately 300 feet AGL when the engine experienced a sudden power loss. The pilot continued on runway heading and switched the fuel tanks and verified that the fuel boost pumps were on. The pilot then declared an emergency with rdu tower & attempted to land aircraft on runway 5L. The aircraft made it to the runway where it hit hard and slid off into the grass adjacent to runway 5L. Aircraft was secured and towed back to ramp air freight hangar.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1327 EDT, A GRUMMAN AA-5A, REGISTERED TO BELLEFONTE, INC., 3704 STONEGATE DR., DURHAM, NC 27705, WAS PILOTED BY ERIC R. HUME AND WAS ON CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN POWER LOSS. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON RUNWAY HEADING AND SWITCHED THE FUEL TANKS AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS WERE ON. THE PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH RDU TOWER & ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 5L. THE AIRCRAFT MADE IT TO THE RUNWAY WHERE IT HIT HARD AND SLID OFF INTO THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 5L. AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND TOWED BACK TO RAMP AIR FREIGHT HANGAR.