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.
The takeoff was normal, after the gear was retracted the engine lost power. The aircraft landed gear up approximately 100 feet and right of the runway centerline at the departure end of runway 35. Both prop blades were bent back. The engine appeared not to be producing power.
The aircraft was inspected in the grass at the end of 35. The left fuel tank had some fuel in the bottom of the tank and the right fuel tank had more than half fuel. The fuel selector was set to the right tank position and in the detent. With the master switch on, the left fuel tank showed 1/4 fuel and the right tank showed more than half full.
The fuel in both fuel tanks were checked, no contaminates were
Found. The fuel gascolator could not be accessed. The electric fuel pump could not be checked due to the aircraft battery being dead. The engine was pulled though and was found to have cylinder compression in all four cylinders.
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.
THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL, AFTER THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 35. BOTH PROP BLADES WERE BENT BACK. THE ENGINE APPEARED NOT TO BE PRODUCING POWER.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN THE GRASS AT THE END OF 35. THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD SOME FUEL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD MORE THAN HALF FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET TO THE RIGHT TANK POSITION AND IN THE DETENT. WITH THE MASTER SWITCH ON, THE LEFT FUEL TANK SHOWED 1/4 FUEL AND THE RIGHT TANK SHOWED MORE THAN HALF FULL.
THE FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE CHECKED, NO CONTAMINATES WERE
FOUND. THE FUEL GASCOLATOR COULD NOT BE ACCESSED. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP COULD NOT BE CHECKED DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY BEING DEAD. THE ENGINE WAS PULLED THOUGH AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE CYLINDER COMPRESSION IN ALL FOUR CYLINDERS.
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMENDED.
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