What happened
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(-23) N5467F departed from the Helena, Montana, airport on runway 27. The pilot stated that while climbing to approximately 100 feet AGL, the engine started running rough followed by a partial loss of power. He attempted a left turn back to the runway; about 45 degrees thru the turn the plane impacted the ground, bounced once, then came to rest inverted. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. On 8/26/05, a field inspection was performed on the aircraft's engine. A compression check found #1,#2,#3 cylinders normal, #4 cylinder appeared below normal. Additionally #4 bottom spark plug was full of oil; all other spark plugs were found in good condition. Magneto timing was checked and found to be within limits. Operational check of the magnetos were found to be normal. The carburetor was removed and sent to the NTSB for testing. This report may be amended depending on the results of the carburetor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N5467F DEPARTED FROM THE HELENA, MONTANA, AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH FOLLOWED BY A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY; ABOUT 45 DEGREES THRU THE TURN THE PLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND, BOUNCED ONCE, THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ON 8/26/05, A FIELD INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. A COMPRESSION CHECK FOUND #1,#2,#3 CYLINDERS NORMAL, #4 CYLINDER APPEARED BELOW NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY #4 BOTTOM SPARK PLUG WAS FULL OF OIL; ALL OTHER SPARK PLUGS WERE FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. MAGNETO TIMING WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE MAGNETOS WERE FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE NTSB FOR TESTING. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE CARBURETOR.
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