What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he performed a routine preflight upon arrival at the airport. He sumped the wing tanks twice and ran the engine twice for approximately 20 minutes before taxiing out and doing a runup before departure. During the takeoff roll he said that he neither heard nor saw any abnormalities. Reaching approximately 150-200 feet the engine started sputtering and then surged. It then sputtered a couple more times and quit. The pilot made an emergengy landing in a clearing between two pine trees and severely damaged the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A ROUTINE PREFLIGHT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT. HE SUMPED THE WING TANKS TWICE AND RAN THE ENGINE TWICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE TAXIING OUT AND DOING A RUNUP BEFORE DEPARTURE. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE SAID THAT HE NEITHER HEARD NOR SAW ANY ABNORMALITIES. REACHING APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND THEN SURGED. IT THEN SPUTTERED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENGY LANDING IN A CLEARING BETWEEN TWO PINE TREES AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.