What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 200 ft AGL after takeoff from runway 18 at Chanute, Kansas, on the initial power reduction by the pilot, the engine started running rough. The pilot turned the aircraft around to land on the departure runway and crashed approximately 150 yards short. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot was not injured. The pilot never readjusted the throttle setting to takeoff power after the problem started. The pilot was operating the aircraft under CFR 14 part 91 in VMC.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT CHANUTE, KANSAS, ON THE INITIAL POWER REDUCTION BY THE PILOT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO LAND ON THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS SHORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT NEVER READJUSTED THE THROTTLE SETTING TO TAKEOFF POWER AFTER THE PROBLEM STARTED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CFR 14 PART 91 IN VMC.
NTSB investigation
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