What happened
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(-23) Pilot experienced some type of engine power loss immediately after take-off. The pilot could not maintain altitude and the aircraft came to rest in a field approximately 450 ft. west of the end of runway 30. (Field is just behind MD state police hangar). There was some fuel evident in the fuel tanks. Fuel supply line to the fuel servo was pulled out of the servo due to impact. There was aluminum in the threads of the fitting. The landing gear was not retracted, when the aircraft hit the ground and the right wing was twisted upside down, due to the gear digging into the soft ground. The pilot and passenger had head injuries and both were flown to MD shock trauma. (-23 amendment) this report is amended due to the seriousness of the injuries of the 2 occupants of the aircraft. The pilot privacy data omitted suffered a concussion and a fractured spinal vertebrae and was in a back brace. He still suffers from ongoing back pain and weakness in the lower back. privacy data omitted Injuries were: head trauma, four-vessel trauma to the vertebrae and carotid system, punctured right lung, multiple fractured ribs, broken right cl avicle, fractured sternum, burst fracture of L1 vetebrae and lacerations which required stitches. privacy data omitted Was in a back brace for a few months. At this time she is still very weak and has many medical complications. privacy data omitted Physicians are unable to predict when she may return to work. Additonal information is on file in this office under the NTSB accident report number.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED SOME TYPE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 450 FT. WEST OF THE END OF RUNWAY 30. (FIELD IS JUST BEHIND MD STATE POLICE HANGAR). THERE WAS SOME FUEL EVIDENT IN THE FUEL TANKS. FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE FUEL SERVO WAS PULLED OUT OF THE SERVO DUE TO IMPACT. THERE WAS ALUMINUM IN THE THREADS OF THE FITTING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT WING WAS TWISTED UPSIDE DOWN, DUE TO THE GEAR DIGGING INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD HEAD INJURIES AND BOTH WERE FLOWN TO MD SHOCK TRAUMA. (-23 AMENDMENT) THIS REPORT IS AMENDED DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INJURIES OF THE 2 OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND A FRACTURED SPINAL VERTEBRAE AND WAS IN A BACK BRACE. HE STILL SUFFERS FROM ONGOING BACK PAIN AND WEAKNESS IN THE LOWER BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA^ INJURIES WERE: HEAD TRAUMA, FOUR-VESSEL TRAUMA TO THE VERTEBRAE AND CAROTID SYSTEM, PUNCTURED RIGHT LUNG, MULTIPLE FRACTURED RIBS, BROKEN RIGHT CL AVICLE, FRACTURED STERNUM, BURST FRACTURE OF L1 VETEBRAE AND LACERATIONS WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS IN A BACK BRACE FOR A FEW MONTHS. AT THIS TIME SHE IS STILL VERY WEAK AND HAS MANY MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA^ PHYSICIANS ARE UNABLE TO PREDICT WHEN SHE MAY RETURN TO WORK. ADDITONAL INFORMATION IS ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE UNDER THE NTSB ACCIDENT REPORT NUMBER.
NTSB investigation
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