What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12 September, 2008 at round 1500 (CST), privacy data omitted performed a run-up of Mooney N6646U at the end of the runway. One mag dropped about 75 on the first try but smoothed out. He performed a short field takeoff on a grass strip and got in ground effect at 60 mph. At about an altitude of 40 feet, the engine coughed a couple of times and died. The stall warning sounded when the engine sputtered. privacy data omitted Landed the aircraft on the runway and turned left to avoid the parked aircraft in front of the hangar. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft stopped to the left of the runway with damage to the nose gear, prop, fuselage and wings.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12 SEPTEMBER, 2008 AT ROUND 1500 (CST), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A RUN-UP OF MOONEY N6646U AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ONE MAG DROPPED ABOUT 75 ON THE FIRST TRY BUT SMOOTHED OUT. HE PERFORMED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP AND GOT IN GROUND EFFECT AT 60 MPH. AT ABOUT AN ALTITUDE OF 40 FEET, THE ENGINE COUGHED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DIED. THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID THE PARKED AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROP, FUSELAGE AND WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.