What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff, pilot advised that he had problem and wanted to return to field, reversed course and crashed at airport next to rwy 33. 1 minor injury.(-23)the aircraft was departing Renton airport on rwy 15. After take-off, at approximately 200', in the climb, Mr. Chamber reported that the fuel flow became erratic and the engine began to run very rough. He firewalled all the engine controls and called the tower and said that he was returning to land. The tower cleared him to land "any runway". Mr. Chambers began a left turn back to rwy 33. At that time. The aircraft began to vibrate and shake violently. Mr. Chambers lowered the gear and attempted a landing rwy 33. The aircraft impacted on the grass about 30 feet east of the runway. It sustained substantial damage. Only the pilot sustained a cut on the forehead. No other injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD PROBLEM AND WANTED TO RETURN TO FIELD, REVERSED COURSE AND CRASHED AT AIRPORT NEXT TO RWY 33. 1 MINOR INJURY.(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RENTON AIRPORT ON RWY 15. AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200', IN THE CLIMB, MR. CHAMBER REPORTED THAT THE FUEL FLOW BECAME ERRATIC AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH. HE FIREWALLED ALL THE ENGINE CONTROLS AND CALLED THE TOWER AND SAID THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO LAND. THE TOWER CLEARED HIM TO LAND "ANY RUNWAY". MR. CHAMBERS BEGAN A LEFT TURN BACK TO RWY 33. AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MR. CHAMBERS LOWERED THE GEAR AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING RWY 33. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON THE GRASS ABOUT 30 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONLY THE PILOT SUSTAINED A CUT ON THE FOREHEAD. NO OTHER INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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