What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Interview of the pilot privacy data omitted (PIC) was conducted on 03-03-06. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ stated that he was getting his aircraft ready for its annual inspection delivery flight. He fueled the aircraft and had conducted a preflight inspection, run-up and all systems were normal. On take off roll, all systems were normal until he retracted the landing gear and started to climb, at this point in the take off while still over the runway the engine started to sputter and lost power. The pilot privacy data omitted made an emergency landing with the gear retracted. The pilot privacy data omitted indicated that he had selected the right tank which had the highest fuel level.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ (PIC) WAS CONDUCTED ON 03-03-06. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING HIS AIRCRAFT READY FOR ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION DELIVERY FLIGHT. HE FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, RUN-UP AND ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. ON TAKE OFF ROLL, ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL UNTIL HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND STARTED TO CLIMB, AT THIS POINT IN THE TAKE OFF WHILE STILL OVER THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ INDICATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK WHICH HAD THE HIGHEST FUEL LEVEL.
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