What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot started the engine and confirmed he had good oil pressure and fuel pressure. He then taxied to the runway hold short line and waited for traffic too clear the active runway, which took aproximatily ten minutes. He then back taxied on runway six for departure on runway 24. He did a runup, on the pull off of runway 24 which included cycling the prop three times and a mag check. He verified that all indications and instruments were correct. Upon competion he started his roll on runway 24. He checked for maximun RPM?s and airspeed coming up and rotated at 70MPH. He was climbing out at 100MPH and between 200? And 300? AGL when he had a total loss of power. He was 2/3 the way down the runway(runway length is 4257 feet), and elected to attempt to land the plane on the available runway. While preparing to land he dropped the gear and touched down on the runway. The gear was not locked down and it collapsed upon touchdown. Approxamately 100 feet from the end of the runway the propeller struck the runway surface multiple times. The aircraft then departed the end of the runway and slid on its belly in the grass for about 150 feet. The aircraft then went over an embankment, about 10 feet high, and came belly down on an asphalt road. It stopped shortly after impacting a fence post and tearing down a barb wire fence next to the asphalt road.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONFIRMED HE HAD GOOD OIL PRESSURE AND FUEL PRESSURE. HE THEN TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY HOLD SHORT LINE AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TOO CLEAR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, WHICH TOOK APROXIMATILY TEN MINUTES. HE THEN BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY SIX FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 24. HE DID A RUNUP, ON THE PULL OFF OF RUNWAY 24 WHICH INCLUDED CYCLING THE PROP THREE TIMES AND A MAG CHECK. HE VERIFIED THAT ALL INDICATIONS AND INSTRUMENTS WERE CORRECT. UPON COMPETION HE STARTED HIS ROLL ON RUNWAY 24. HE CHECKED FOR MAXIMUN RPM?S AND AIRSPEED COMING UP AND ROTATED AT 70MPH. HE WAS CLIMBING OUT AT 100MPH AND BETWEEN 200? AND 300? AGL WHEN HE HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. HE WAS 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY(RUNWAY LENGTH IS 4257 FEET), AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND THE PLANE ON THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY. WHILE PREPARING TO LAND HE DROPPED THE GEAR AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN AND IT COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN. APPROXAMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID ON ITS BELLY IN THE GRASS FOR ABOUT 150 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT, ABOUT 10 FEET HIGH, AND CAME BELLY DOWN ON AN ASPHALT ROAD. IT STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER IMPACTING A FENCE POST AND TEARING DOWN A BARB WIRE FENCE NEXT TO THE ASPHALT ROAD.
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