What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 28, 2003, at approximately 1730 eastern standard time Mooney M20K, N231NT, departed Grand Strand Airport (cre), on runway 23, at north Myrtle beach, south carolina. After N231NT was cleared for takeoff the aircraft rotated, climbed to 200 feet AGL, and at 1,000 feet down the runway the pilot stated that she heard a loud pop followed by power failure on the Continental tsio-520 aircraft engine. She lowered the gear and attempted to make a precautionary landing at the end of the runway. The aircraft came to a stop at 100 yards from the end and 25 yards to the left side of the runway. VMC prevailed. There were minor injuries to the pilot and to the passenger in the right seat. The aircraft was destroyed. On scene investigation did not determine cause for loss of power or source of loud pop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOONEY M20K, N231NT, DEPARTED GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (CRE), ON RUNWAY 23, AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. AFTER N231NT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED, CLIMBED TO 200 FEET AGL, AND AT 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY POWER FAILURE ON THE CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 AIRCRAFT ENGINE. SHE LOWERED THE GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT 100 YARDS FROM THE END AND 25 YARDS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VMC PREVAILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND TO THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DID NOT DETERMINE CAUSE FOR LOSS OF POWER OR SOURCE OF LOUD POP.
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