What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft experienced low engine power at run up and decaying power during and after takeoff. The pilot, after a failure to climb at a sufficent rate, attempted to return to the airport but elected to land in a nearby field. The pilot manuvered to avoid a house and barn, then struck a tree with the left hand wing causing the aircraft to come to rest facing the opposite direction of flight.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOW ENGINE POWER AT RUN UP AND DECAYING POWER DURING AND AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT, AFTER A FAILURE TO CLIMB AT A SUFFICENT RATE, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT ELECTED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE PILOT MANUVERED TO AVOID A HOUSE AND BARN, THEN STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT HAND WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.