What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
June 5, 2010, pilotprivacy data omitted was out practicing touch and go landings in his Cessna 337 at Custer, SD. On his second takeoff, and about two-thirds down the runway, he experienced a rear engine failure. The pilot decided to continue with the takeoff roll because he did not think there was enough runway to stop on. After he rotated he could not climb and made an emergency landing in a field about 4.5 miles west of the airport. The aircraft received damage to the landing gear, fuselage, left wing tip, left vertical stabilizer, and both props were bent. In the post accident investigation there was only 3 ounces of fuel in right main tank, 3 gallons in the right aux tank, 14 gallons in the left main tank and 17 gallons in the left aux tank. Fuel gage was showing that the right main was ½ full of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
JUNE 5, 2010, PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OUT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN HIS CESSNA 337 AT CUSTER, SD. ON HIS SECOND TAKEOFF, AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS DOWN THE RUNWAY, HE EXPERIENCED A REAR ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE TAKEOFF ROLL BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ENOUGH RUNWAY TO STOP ON. AFTER HE ROTATED HE COULD NOT CLIMB AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 4.5 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, LEFT WING TIP, LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND BOTH PROPS WERE BENT. IN THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THERE WAS ONLY 3 OUNCES OF FUEL IN RIGHT MAIN TANK, 3 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT AUX TANK, 14 GALLONS IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND 17 GALLONS IN THE LEFT AUX TANK. FUEL GAGE WAS SHOWING THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WAS ½ FULL OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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