What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft was taking off from rumway 19 when at 200-250 feet the engine quit. Pilot proceeded to push the nose over and slip the aircraft. At approximately 50 feet the aircraft stalled and impacted the turf runway. Upon impacting the runway the aircraft spun around 180 degrees facing the opposite direction of take-off. Pilot was removed from aircraft by witnesses at airport. Pilot received minor injuries and was transported by local EMS to hospital and released. The aircraft was destroyed. Inspection of the aircraft at the accident site revealed there was no evidence of fuel in the forward tank. There was no sign of fuel spillage or odor of fuel at the crash site. The aircraft fuel system remained intact after the crash. All other engine functions were normal. (.4) the pilot stated that during preflight, he saw fuel in both the forward and aft fuel tanks. He hand-propped the engine, and after startup, conducted two engine runups, then took off. During the climb, between 150 feet and 200 feet of altitude, the engine and propeller stopped running. The pilot attempted to slip the airplane back onto the grass runway; however, it sta lled, then impacted the ground and spun around, about 180 degrees. The fuel system was not compromised. The forward fuel tank was empty, and the aft fuel tank contained an unknown quantity of fuel. Small amounts of fuel were also found in the gascolator and carburetor. During climbs, fuel could only be drawn from the forward tank.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUMWAY 19 WHEN AT 200-250 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE NOSE OVER AND SLIP THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TURF RUNWAY. UPON IMPACTING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TAKE-OFF. PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT BY WITNESSES AT AIRPORT. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY LOCAL EMS TO HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FORWARD TANK. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL SPILLAGE OR ODOR OF FUEL AT THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REMAINED INTACT AFTER THE CRASH. ALL OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING PREFLIGHT, HE SAW FUEL IN BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT FUEL TANKS. HE HAND-PROPPED THE ENGINE, AND AFTER STARTUP, CONDUCTED TWO ENGINE RUNUPS, THEN TOOK OFF. DURING THE CLIMB, BETWEEN 150 FEET AND 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLIP THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE GRASS RUNWAY; HOWEVER, IT STA LLED, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SPUN AROUND, ABOUT 180 DEGREES. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPROMISED. THE FORWARD FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE AFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF FUEL. SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR. DURING CLIMBS, FUEL COULD ONLY BE DRAWN FROM THE FORWARD TANK.
NTSB investigation
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