What happened
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N656ST was conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 16. During the 5th takeoff, the pilot heard and felt a reduction of power from the engine at approximately 400-500? MSL. The pilot stated the RPM was at 2400RPM and was decreasing. The pilot requested runway 27 for landing. Based on airport surveillance video, N656ST touched down with approximately 275? Of runway remaining. The aircraft departed the end of the runway into a grass area and became airborne once again when the aircraft encountered a 15? Cliff off the end of runway 27. The aircraft came to rest about 5? Off the ground in a tree approximately 500? From the departure end of runway 27 and 100? North of the runway centerline. The right wing of the aircraft separated from the fuselage and was pinned vertically between the tree and the fuselage. The pilot sustained minor cuts to his right hand. The weather at the time of the incident was reported as winds from 120 degrees at 5 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, scattered clouds at 6,500?, overcast at 7,900?, and a temperature of 7 degrees celsius with a dewpoint of 1 degree celsius. The aircraft had an estimated 35 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the accident with approximately 18 gallons of fuel recovered from the left fuel tank. Most of the fuel remaining in the right tank leaked out when the fuel lines were severed during the accident sequence. There was a substantial amount of fuel visible in the snow under the aircraft. The propeller sustained damage only from impact with the tree and the damage indicated the propeller was not rotating at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
N656ST WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 16. DURING THE 5TH TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A REDUCTION OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 400-500? MSL. THE PILOT STATED THE RPM WAS AT 2400RPM AND WAS DECREASING. THE PILOT REQUESTED RUNWAY 27 FOR LANDING. BASED ON AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, N656ST TOUCHED DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 275? OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASS AREA AND BECAME AIRBORNE ONCE AGAIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A 15? CLIFF OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 5? OFF THE GROUND IN A TREE APPROXIMATELY 500? FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 AND 100? NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND WAS PINNED VERTICALLY BETWEEN THE TREE AND THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS TO HIS RIGHT HAND. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS WINDS FROM 120 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 6,500?, OVERCAST AT 7,900?, AND A TEMPERATURE OF 7 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH A DEWPOINT OF 1 DEGREE CELSIUS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ESTIMATED 35 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 GALLONS OF FUEL RECOVERED FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK. MOST OF THE FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK LEAKED OUT WHEN THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERED DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL VISIBLE IN THE SNOW UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE ONLY FROM IMPACT WITH THE TREE AND THE DAMAGE INDICATED THE PROPELLER WAS NOT ROTATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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