What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed on runway 33 at approximately 2330Z and climbed to approximately 200' AGL (220' MSL) when it experienced a loss of power, followed by an engine failure. The pilot established a glide and began a turn to the west to the only available field. Pilot performed an emergency landing to the open field and upon touchdown of the fixed main landing gear sheared the right mail gear off at the strut. The aircraft came to rest upright. There was no post crash fire and both the pilot and passenger exited the aircraft without injury. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to wings, landing gear, and empennage. Post crash engine run found the engine would only continue to run with the auxillary fuel pump supplying fuel, and would not run on engine driven fuel pump.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 33 AT APPROXIMATELY 2330Z AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL (220' MSL) WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A GLIDE AND BEGAN A TURN TO THE WEST TO THE ONLY AVAILABLE FIELD. PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE OPEN FIELD AND UPON TOUCHDOWN OF THE FIXED MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED THE RIGHT MAIL GEAR OFF AT THE STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, LANDING GEAR, AND EMPENNAGE. POST CRASH ENGINE RUN FOUND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY CONTINUE TO RUN WITH THE AUXILLARY FUEL PUMP SUPPLYING FUEL, AND WOULD NOT RUN ON ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.