What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported the left engine ran rough and lost power immediately after takeoff from runway 16 at Beverly, MA airport (bvy). ATCT reported to the pilot that smoke was coming from the left engine. Pilot made an immediate left turn back toward the airport. Pilot reduced power on the left engine but did not secure it and he did not retract the landing gear. The aircraft landed hard in a sod area to the west of runway 16. The landing gear was sheared off when the aircraft struck the paved edge of taxiway alpha. The aircraft slid an additional 193 feet after striking the edge of thge taxiway. It stopped in a sod area sw of the taxiway. There was no postcrash fire. Investigation revealed that there was black soot on the underside of the left wing, flap and elevator. The engine was checked for damages and successfully run on Tuesday, June 28, 2005.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT BEVERLY, MA AIRPORT (BVY). ATCT REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. PILOT REDUCED POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE BUT DID NOT SECURE IT AND HE DID NOT RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A SOD AREA TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 16. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PAVED EDGE OF TAXIWAY ALPHA. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AN ADDITIONAL 193 FEET AFTER STRIKING THE EDGE OF THGE TAXIWAY. IT STOPPED IN A SOD AREA SW OF THE TAXIWAY. THERE WAS NO POSTCRASH FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS BLACK SOOT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING, FLAP AND ELEVATOR. THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED FOR DAMAGES AND SUCCESSFULLY RUN ON TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2005.
NTSB investigation
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