What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was on a part 91 day VFR pleasure flight. The pilot completed his preflight and run up normally. Prior to the takeoff roll the pilot switch from the left fuel tank to the right fuel tank. The switching of fuel tanks was not a normal procedures for the pilot. Normal the pilot would takeoff on the same fuel tank the engine run up was competed.
The takeoff was normal, after the gear was retracted the engine quit, the pilot lowered the nose and the engine ran again. But the engine quit shortly after and did not restart.
The pilot attempted to lower the landing but there was not significant altitude to lower the landing gear. The aircraft contacted the runway, gear up, slide to a stop 150 feet beyond the end of the runway. Both prop blades were bent back and prop hit marks were found on the runway.
The aircraft was inspected in the grass at the end of 35 and was found to more than half fuel in each tank. The fuel selector was set to the right position and in the detent. With the master switch on, each tanks showed more than half full.
The aircraft owner recovered the aircraft and returned it to his hanger. Further inspection of the aircraft was completed four days after the recovery. The fuel in both fuel tanks were checked, no contaminates were found. The fuel gascolator showed a small air gap in the top. The electric fuel pump was checked and produced 4.5 PSI, within the green arc of the fuel pressure gauge. The carburetor was drained, it was full of fuel and no contaminates were found. The engine was started and ran normally below 1000 RPM.
The loss of engine power could not be determended.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ON A PART 91 DAY VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT COMPLETED HIS PREFLIGHT AND RUN UP NORMALLY. PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT SWITCH FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE SWITCHING OF FUEL TANKS WAS NOT A NORMAL PROCEDURES FOR THE PILOT. NORMAL THE PILOT WOULD TAKEOFF ON THE SAME FUEL TANK THE ENGINE RUN UP WAS COMPETED.
THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL, AFTER THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE ENGINE QUIT, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND THE ENGINE RAN AGAIN. BUT THE ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER AND DID NOT RESTART.
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING BUT THERE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ALTITUDE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, GEAR UP, SLIDE TO A STOP 150 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PROP BLADES WERE BENT BACK AND PROP HIT MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN THE GRASS AT THE END OF 35 AND WAS FOUND TO MORE THAN HALF FUEL IN EACH TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET TO THE RIGHT POSITION AND IN THE DETENT. WITH THE MASTER SWITCH ON, EACH TANKS SHOWED MORE THAN HALF FULL.
THE AIRCRAFT OWNER RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO HIS HANGER. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETED FOUR DAYS AFTER THE RECOVERY. THE FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE CHECKED, NO CONTAMINATES WERE FOUND. THE FUEL GASCOLATOR SHOWED A SMALL AIR GAP IN THE TOP. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS CHECKED AND PRODUCED 4.5 PSI, WITHIN THE GREEN ARC OF THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE CARBURETOR WAS DRAINED, IT WAS FULL OF FUEL AND NO CONTAMINATES WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY BELOW 1000 RPM.
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMENDED.