What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman stated that in his attempt to take off on his easterly runway the aircraft seemed to be low on power but that all engine instruments were normal. He decided to attempt the takeoff anyway. He stated that he realized to late that the aircraft probably wouldn't stay in the air if it made it into the air so he pulled the dump handle. The aircraft dumpedabout 40 or so gallons of the 150 gallon load and became airborn approximately 300 feet shortof the runway end. The aircraft climbed out of ground effect and then lost all power. The airman stated that he then shoved the nose over hard and struck the overrun area of the strip hard smashing the engine, propeller, and damaging the right main gear. As the aircraft started to loose energy it flipped side for side and came to a rest, inverted, in the swamp approximately 30 yards to right and 100 yards past the end of the runway, in 16 inches of swamp water. The aircraft has substantial damage. There were no injuries reported. Subsequent investigation of the aircraft and engine: it was determined that at least one cylinder was dead and possibly a second. At the time of the inspection the right magneto was also found inoperative. Fuel colllected from the aircraft appeared normal.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN STATED THAT IN HIS ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF ON HIS EASTERLY RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE LOW ON POWER BUT THAT ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL. HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT THE TAKEOFF ANYWAY. HE STATED THAT HE REALIZED TO LATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT PROBABLY WOULDN'T STAY IN THE AIR IF IT MADE IT INTO THE AIR SO HE PULLED THE DUMP HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT DUMPEDABOUT 40 OR SO GALLONS OF THE 150 GALLON LOAD AND BECAME AIRBORN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORTOF THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE THEN SHOVED THE NOSE OVER HARD AND STRUCK THE OVERRUN AREA OF THE STRIP HARD SMASHING THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOOSE ENERGY IT FLIPPED SIDE FOR SIDE AND CAME TO A REST, INVERTED, IN THE SWAMP APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS TO RIGHT AND 100 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IN 16 INCHES OF SWAMP WATER.THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE: IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER WAS DEAD AND POSSIBLY A SECOND. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS ALSO FOUND INOPERATIVE. FUEL COLLLECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED NORMAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.