What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot experienced loss of power on take off at 150 feet AGL on runway 33 at Page Municipal Airport, Page, Arizona (pga). Pilot was just pass the cross wind runway 25 and 7, pilot turned left to attempt landing on runway 25. Pilot switched to right tank while turning in an attempt to restart engine, engine did not restart. Pilot had the airplane best glide speed (80 mph) and while still turning left to try to land on runway 25, leveled wings right before touchdown and landed about 75 feet on the right side of runway 25, but not aligned with the runway. Pilot ran off runway into desert. The soft sand sheared the nose gear from the airplane, left wing touched down into sand and created a gouge in the sand about 50 feet long, just scrapping the paint off the left wing tip. No injury to pilot, only person on board. Airplane came to rest with nose in the sand, bent one propeller blade approximately at 90 degree angle, other two propeller blades were bent, but at approximately 30 degree angle.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE OFF AT 150 FEET AGL ON RUNWAY 33 AT PAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PAGE, ARIZONA (PGA). PILOT WAS JUST PASS THE CROSS WIND RUNWAY 25 AND 7, PILOT TURNED LEFT TO ATTEMPT LANDING ON RUNWAY 25. PILOT SWITCHED TO RIGHT TANK WHILE TURNING IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART ENGINE, ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. PILOT HAD THE AIRPLANE BEST GLIDE SPEED (80 MPH) AND WHILE STILL TURNING LEFT TO TRY TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25, LEVELED WINGS RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDED ABOUT 75 FEET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25, BUT NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. PILOT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO DESERT. THE SOFT SAND SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR FROM THE AIRPLANE, LEFT WING TOUCHED DOWN INTO SAND AND CREATED A GOUGE IN THE SAND ABOUT 50 FEET LONG, JUST SCRAPPING THE PAINT OFF THE LEFT WING TIP. NO INJURY TO PILOT, ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH NOSE IN THE SAND, BENT ONE PROPELLER BLADE APPROXIMATELY AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE, OTHER TWO PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT, BUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE ANGLE.
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