What happened
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Departed mcalester ok bound for austin TX. Shortly after takeoff during climb at an altitude of approximately 3500 engine began running rough and would not make power. Pilot turned around to return to mcalester could not maintain altitude and performed an emergency landing in a small field. Ground scars indicate the aircraft struck left wingtip first then nose landing gear, nose landing gear collapsed propeller struck the ground 8 times before the aircraft came to rest facing opposite the direction of travel.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED MCALESTER OK BOUND FOR AUSTIN TX. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 3500 ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD NOT MAKE POWER. PILOT TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO MCALESTER COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD. GROUND SCARS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK LEFT WINGTIP FIRST THEN NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND 8 TIMES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
NTSB investigation
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