What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was taking off on runway 5 at Anderson Airport, south carolina. During climbout, the engine RPM started to decrease. The pilot turned the airplane back to land on runway 17. The airplane cleared the trees but hit hard in the grassy area next to the runway and flipped over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the propeller, landing gear, and tail.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 5 AT ANDERSON AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DECREASE. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE TREES BUT HIT HARD IN THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND TAIL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.