What happened
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Cft cleared for takeoff rwy 10, at mid-field, rt wing dipped then leveled of, aprx 1500 ft later acft made rt turn, impacted ground se of rwy. 6 minor injuries. (.4)during the takeoff roll and initial climb both engines were producing normal power. As the airplane climbed through 150 feet, the left engine lost power. The pilot reported that he feathered the left propeller. He further stated that following the securing of the left engine, the right engine began to 'power down.' The pilot reported that he was unable to maintain a climb attitude and was forced to land on the airport in a grassy area. The subsequent examination of the cockpit disclosed that the left engine throttle was in the full forward position, and the right throttle lever was in the mid-range position. Both propeller levers were found full forward. The left engine mixture lever was in the full forward position, and the right mixture lever full aft, or lean, position. The functional check of both engines was conducted. Initially the left engine would not start, but after troubleshooting the fuel system, the left fuel boost pump was determined to hav e been defective. The 'loss of engine power after liftoff' checklist requires that the pilot identify the inoperative engine and to feather the propleller for the inoperative. (-23)at approximately 1720 hours, CDT, N601JS, a PA-60-600, Aerostar, piloted by privacy data omitted, lost power on takeoff from Dannelly Field and crash landed. The aircraft came to rest approximately 300 yards south of departure end of runway 10 at Dannelly Field, montogomery regional airport. The aircraft was substantially damaged but no crew or passenger injuries were sustained.
As the FAA filed it
CFT CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RWY 10, AT MID-FIELD, RT WING DIPPED THEN LEVELED OF, APRX 1500 FT LATER ACFT MADE RT TURN, IMPACTED GROUND SE OF RWY. 6 MINOR INJURIES. (.4)DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND INITIAL CLIMB BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING NORMAL POWER. AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED THROUGH 150 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT FOLLOWING THE SECURING OF THE LEFT ENGINE, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO 'POWER DOWN.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A CLIMB ATTITUDE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON THE AIRPORT IN A GRASSY AREA. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT DISCLOSED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE WAS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, AND THE RIGHT THROTTLE LEVER WAS IN THE MID-RANGE POSITION. BOTH PROPELLER LEVERS WERE FOUND FULL FORWARD. THE LEFT ENGINE MIXTURE LEVER WAS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, AND THE RIGHT MIXTURE LEVER FULL AFT, OR LEAN, POSITION. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF BOTH ENGINES WAS CONDUCTED. INITIALLY THE LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START, BUT AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS DETERMINED TO HAV E BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE 'LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER LIFTOFF' CHECKLIST REQUIRES THAT THE PILOT IDENTIFY THE INOPERATIVE ENGINE AND TO FEATHER THE PROPLELLER FOR THE INOPERATIVE. (-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 HOURS, CDT, N601JS, A PA-60-600, AEROSTAR, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM DANNELLY FIELD AND CRASH LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SOUTH OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 10 AT DANNELLY FIELD, MONTOGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT NO CREW OR PASSENGER INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
NTSB investigation
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