What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 1, 2013, at 1235 CDT, Cessna 172, N8033B, registered to privacy data omitted lost power on climb 0UT, collieded with trees and ended up in a flooded back water area after departure from Three Castles Airpark, wonewoc, Wisconsin after making a precautionary landing due to a rough running engine. The owner was on a flight FR0M part falls, WI to lone rock, WI. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the commercial pilot was not injured.
The pilot stated that after the precautionary landing he looked over the engine through the oil access door, drained fuel from both tanks and the sediment bowl and checked the fuel. He estimated the right tank contained 10 gallons of fuel and the left tank 2 gallons. When opening the right fuel cap he heard a "whoosh" sound. The pilot thought he had corrected a venting issue, restarted the engine, performed a satisfactory run-up and took off with the fuel selector positioned to "both on". At about 400 feet the engine began running rough and then lost complete power while he was turning back to the airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 1, 2013, AT 1235 CDT, CESSNA 172, N8033B, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER ON CLIMB 0UT, COLLIEDED WITH TREES AND ENDED UP IN A FLOODED BACK WATER AREA AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THREE CASTLES AIRPARK, WONEWOC, WISCONSIN AFTER MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE OWNER WAS ON A FLIGHT FR0M PART FALLS, WI TO LONE ROCK, WI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING HE LOOKED OVER THE ENGINE THROUGH THE OIL ACCESS DOOR, DRAINED FUEL FROM BOTH TANKS AND THE SEDIMENT BOWL AND CHECKED THE FUEL. HE ESTIMATED THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 10 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK 2 GALLONS. WHEN OPENING THE RIGHT FUEL CAP HE HEARD A "WHOOSH" SOUND. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD CORRECTED A VENTING ISSUE, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY RUN-UP AND TOOK OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED TO "BOTH ON". AT ABOUT 400 FEET THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE HE WAS TURNING BACK TO THE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.