What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was departing rwy 23 at oaj on an instructional flight when at approx. 150' engine lost power and PIC elected to shut down engine and land straight ahead. Aircraft came to rest in the grass over-run area adjacent to the runway approach lighting system. Damage to airframe included a bent prop, collapsed NLG, bent r/s wing tip, buckled wing near rear spar attach point, and damaged firewall. Further investigation revealed a broken carburetor mixture control cable. Engine timing, induction, exhaust, valve train and accys were inspected and found to be installed properly and functioning as designed
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RWY 23 AT OAJ ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN AT APPROX. 150' ENGINE LOST POWER AND PIC ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS OVER-RUN AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM. DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME INCLUDED A BENT PROP, COLLAPSED NLG, BENT R/S WING TIP, BUCKLED WING NEAR REAR SPAR ATTACH POINT, AND DAMAGED FIREWALL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE. ENGINE TIMING, INDUCTION, EXHAUST, VALVE TRAIN AND ACCYS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED
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