What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The private pilot and private pilot rated passenger where flying a day VFR part 91 local flight. The pilot stated the aircraft had flown 4 days prior to the accident date. During preflight 10 gallons of 100 ll fuel was added to the left fuel tank. 30 gallons total was in the aircraft for takeoff. Start, taxi and run up were normal. After departing runway 35, approximately 50 feet into the climb, the aircraft lost power for 5 seconds and restarted, then lost power again. The pilot made a left turn, descending and hit a drainage ditch.
The aircraft was substantially damaged. The main landing gear collapsed, the wings broke at the strut attach point and the aircraft spun 180 degrees. The aircraft was heading approximately 300 degrees after it came to a stop. There was no fire and no leaking fuel. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft thought the right side door. The pilot had injured his left ankle and the passenger was not injured. The pilot did seek medical attention and verified there were no broken bones, just a sprain.
The flight controls continuity was verified. The engine would rotate but because of propeller damage, the propeller could not be rotated over 180 degrees. The fuel valve was in the both position. The left fuel tank had about 18 gallons; the right fuel tank had approximately 10 gallons. The firewall gascolator had fuel and no contaminates were found. The carburetor had detached from the bottom of the engine.
The pilot was current in type and has a current medical. The pilot has a current flight review. The aircraft has a current annual.
As the FAA filed it
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WHERE FLYING A DAY VFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DATE. DURING PREFLIGHT 10 GALLONS OF 100 LL FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK. 30 GALLONS TOTAL WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF. START, TAXI AND RUN UP WERE NORMAL. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 35, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET INTO THE CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER FOR 5 SECONDS AND RESTARTED, THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN, DESCENDING AND HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE WINGS BROKE AT THE STRUT ATTACH POINT AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING APPROXIMATELY 300 DEGREES AFTER IT CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO LEAKING FUEL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THOUGHT THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR. THE PILOT HAD INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND VERIFIED THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES, JUST A SPRAIN.
THE FLIGHT CONTROLS CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED. THE ENGINE WOULD ROTATE BUT BECAUSE OF PROPELLER DAMAGE, THE PROPELLER COULD NOT BE ROTATED OVER 180 DEGREES. THE FUEL VALVE WAS IN THE BOTH POSITION. THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD ABOUT 18 GALLONS; THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS. THE FIREWALL GASCOLATOR HAD FUEL AND NO CONTAMINATES WERE FOUND. THE CARBURETOR HAD DETACHED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE.
THE PILOT WAS CURRENT IN TYPE AND HAS A CURRENT MEDICAL. THE PILOT HAS A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A CURRENT ANNUAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.