What happened
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(-23) Two pilots had been practicing touch and go landings on runway 33 of Romeo Airport for about 45 minutes. They took off from runway 33 and experienced a power loss/engine failure at about 300 feet AGL. Runway 33 has an intersecting runway 9 at the end. A landing was attempted on runway 9. The pilot lost control about 50 feet above the ground and the right wing struck the runway. Damage was to right wing, right main gear, fuselage in gear area both sides, firewall and the cowling. Inspected engine and found spark was good, compression was good, controls were operational, fuel was available and not contaminated, induction system open, engine rotated freely and held 8 qts of oil. Unable to confirm positive cause for power loss. Pilot stated he moved throttle and applied carb heat to no avail. He noticed no other unusual indications. (.19) on August 28, 2001, at 1445 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 7GCAA, N9047L, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after takeoff. The 14 CFR part 91 local instructional flight had departed Romeo Airport (D98), Romeo, Michigan, at 1345 and was practicing takeoffs and landings. Th e airplane had departed runway 33 when it experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot attempted to land on runway 09 but impacted the ground short of the runway. The instructor pilot and private pilot, who was receiving dual flight instruction, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TWO PILOTS HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 33 OF ROMEO AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. THEY TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 33 AND EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS/ENGINE FAILURE AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL. RUNWAY 33 HAS AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY 9 AT THE END. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 9. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, FUSELAGE IN GEAR AREA BOTH SIDES, FIREWALL AND THE COWLING. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND SPARK WAS GOOD, COMPRESSION WAS GOOD, CONTROLS WERE OPERATIONAL, FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AND NOT CONTAMINATED, INDUCTION SYSTEM OPEN, ENGINE ROTATED FREELY AND HELD 8 QTS OF OIL. UNABLE TO CONFIRM POSITIVE CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS. PILOT STATED HE MOVED THROTTLE AND APPLIED CARB HEAT TO NO AVAIL. HE NOTICED NO OTHER UNUSUAL INDICATIONS. (.19) ON AUGUST 28, 2001, AT 1445 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 7GCAA, N9047L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED ROMEO AIRPORT (D98), ROMEO, MICHIGAN, AT 1345 AND WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. TH E AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09 BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS RECEIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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