What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was departing the listed airport on runway 17. The PIC requested and was cleared for a climbing right hand turn to the west. The aircraft then lost power at approximately 400 ft AGL. The PIC lowered the nose & turned back to the runaway heading. The PIC then turned left and attempted a grass infield landing to the east of the runway. Upon initial contact the aircraft right hand MLG broke off and the left MLG collapsed. The aircraft slid on the grass infield and stopped short of the run up area / taxiway for runway 35.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE LISTED AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 17. THE PIC REQUESTED AND WAS CLEARED FOR A CLIMBING RIGHT HAND TURN TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT AGL. THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE & TURNED BACK TO THE RUNAWAY HEADING. THE PIC THEN TURNED LEFT AND ATTEMPTED A GRASS INFIELD LANDING TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY. UPON INITIAL CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT HAND MLG BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT MLG COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE GRASS INFIELD AND STOPPED SHORT OF THE RUN UP AREA / TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 35.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.