What happened
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Pilot stated that he was doing touch and go landings on runway 30 at La Porte municipal airport (T41). He had just completed a practice landing and was in climb out at approximately 200 feet. He said that the aircraft lost power. He attempted to lower the gear and complete an emergency landing on the runway. The landing gear failed to extend completely prior to the aircraft making contact with the runway and subsequently collapsed. The sidewalls of the main landing gear tires have minor damage from sliding on the runway. The left side of the nose gear made contact with the runway during landing and has scrape marks.
Damage to the propeller indicates that the engine was making minimal power when the aircraft made contact with the runway. The aircraft slid approximately 100 yards. The leading edge of the left wing was damaged when it made contact with a runway marker. The wings appear to have remained intact and there is no damage to any flight controls.
Subsequent investigation of the aircraft confirmed the aircraft had suffcient fuel. Fuel in the sump was clear and bright. The mechanical fuel pump operation was verified by opening the pressure side fuel line and hand turning the engine. The engine ignition system was inspected by removing the spark plugs and checking for spark by hand turning the engine. The only visible spark was at the end of the top two spark plug leads on the right side of the aircraft both were weak.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 30 AT LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (T41). HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A PRACTICE LANDING AND WAS IN CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND COMPLETE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND COMPLETELY PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. THE SIDEWALLS OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES HAVE MINOR DAMAGE FROM SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND HAS SCRAPE MARKS.
DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING MINIMAL POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY MARKER. THE WINGS APPEAR TO HAVE REMAINED INTACT AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO ANY FLIGHT CONTROLS.
SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFCIENT FUEL. FUEL IN THE SUMP WAS CLEAR AND BRIGHT. THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP OPERATION WAS VERIFIED BY OPENING THE PRESSURE SIDE FUEL LINE AND HAND TURNING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED BY REMOVING THE SPARK PLUGS AND CHECKING FOR SPARK BY HAND TURNING THE ENGINE. THE ONLY VISIBLE SPARK WAS AT THE END OF THE TOP TWO SPARK PLUG LEADS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BOTH WERE WEAK.
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