What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that prior to takeoff he performed a preflight inspection, including sumping the fuel tanks. After engine start up he taxied to runway 20 and performed an engine run up, which appeared normal. The pilot then departed runway 20 and at approximately 500 feet AGL experienced a partial engine power loss. The pilot said he was able to maintain altitude but not climb. He opted to attempt to return to the field to land on runway 14. The pilot made an announcement on the UNICOM frequency, stating an emergency and his intentions to land on runway 14. During his emergency approach, a Cessna citation had entered the runway, but after hearing the call exited runway 14. The pilot stated that because of the aircraft on the runway he kept his altitude high and fast. The aircraft initially touched down approximately 2/3 of the way down runway 14. After initial touchdown the nose gear collapsed. Once the aircraft reached the end of the paved runway it flipped in the grass, coming to rest upside down. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to include a crushed vertical stabilizer, damage to outer leading edge of the left wing, a bent firewall, and wrinkles in the fuselage aft of the wings.
Weather: temp: 89 f; dew point: 76 f; humidity: 65 %; wind dir: s, wind speed: 8 mph; gusts: 0 mph; pressure: 29.9 in; precip: 0.0 in; conditions: fair
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, INCLUDING SUMPING THE FUEL TANKS. AFTER ENGINE START UP HE TAXIED TO RUNWAY 20 AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP, WHICH APPEARED NORMAL. THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AND AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BUT NOT CLIMB. HE OPTED TO ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE FIELD TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY, STATING AN EMERGENCY AND HIS INTENTIONS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. DURING HIS EMERGENCY APPROACH, A CESSNA CITATION HAD ENTERED THE RUNWAY, BUT AFTER HEARING THE CALL EXITED RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY HE KEPT HIS ALTITUDE HIGH AND FAST. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 14. AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF THE PAVED RUNWAY IT FLIPPED IN THE GRASS, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE A CRUSHED VERTICAL STABILIZER, DAMAGE TO OUTER LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, A BENT FIREWALL, AND WRINKLES IN THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE WINGS.
WEATHER: TEMP: 89 F; DEW POINT: 76 F; HUMIDITY: 65 %; WIND DIR: S, WIND SPEED: 8 MPH; GUSTS: 0 MPH; PRESSURE: 29.9 IN; PRECIP: 0.0 IN; CONDITIONS: FAIR
NTSB investigation
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