What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On may 31, 2001, at 2034 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-180, N3708T, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed during a forced landing 2 miles south of the Albuquerque international sunport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant aboard, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated approximately 2030. After the airplane took off from runway 21 and climbed to an altitude of 150 to 200 feet, the engine "lurched" and "began sputtering." The pilot reported his situation to the control tower, and he was cleared to land on any runway. In the process of turning around, the right wing was torn off after striking a powerline and the airplane impacted a mesa. FAA inspectors reported the number 1 cylinder head had blown off at the barrel. (-23)on 5-31-01, N3708T, a Piper arrow pilot by privacy data omitted departed runway 21 at abq sunport. At 150 feet AGL the pilot felt the aircraft lurch and began to run rough. He asked ATC to return to abq without delay and WA s given the okay to return using any runway. During the left turn to return to abq his engine quit, so he began a right turn to land on a local road when he struck a power line. The aircraft then struck a cliff severing the right wing at the wing root and came to rest 150 feet from the cliffs edge. The number one cylinder head seperated from the cylinder sleeve.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 31, 2001, AT 2034 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-180, N3708T, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 2030. AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AND CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 150 TO 200 FEET, THE ENGINE "LURCHED" AND "BEGAN SPUTTERING." THE PILOT REPORTED HIS SITUATION TO THE CONTROL TOWER, AND HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AROUND, THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN OFF AFTER STRIKING A POWERLINE AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A MESA. FAA INSPECTORS REPORTED THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER HEAD HAD BLOWN OFF AT THE BARREL. (-23)ON 5-31-01, N3708T, A PIPER ARROW PILOT BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT ABQ SUNPORT. AT 150 FEET AGL THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT LURCH AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE ASKED ATC TO RETURN TO ABQ WITHOUT DELAY AND WA S GIVEN THE OKAY TO RETURN USING ANY RUNWAY. DURING THE LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO ABQ HIS ENGINE QUIT, SO HE BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO LAND ON A LOCAL ROAD WHEN HE STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A CLIFF SEVERING THE RIGHT WING AT THE WING ROOT AND CAME TO REST 150 FEET FROM THE CLIFFS EDGE. THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER HEAD SEPERATED FROM THE CYLINDER SLEEVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.