What happened
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Aircraft took off to the north on runway 35 from Skydive Houston Airport (37XA). During climb out at approximately 150-200 feet AGL the engine RPM cut out, pilot tried to re-start engine, popping sounds could be heard and then silence, followed by impact. The airplane turned left for a forced landing striking the ground across the road (plainview drive) nose hit first breaking one side of the propeller, the airplane slid for about 25 yards then spun around 180 degrees where it came to rest. No post crash fire. Pilot suffered a cut on his right hand and on top of his head. Pilot was conscious and talking. Airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, right wing, fuselage, engine compartment, nose landing gear collapsed, both main landing gears broke off, both sides on propeller (carbon fiber) broke off approximately seven inches from the root. Inspector found a disconnected fuel hose at inlet tube to engine driven fuel pump. The smell of fuel was present at crash site. The oil cap and dip stick were not installed or in the oil tank when inspector arrived at the accident scene.
-Cap was on firewall shelf just above acft battery, dip stick was to the right of cap looking at airplane from the front.
- Oil was seen on the firewall
Weather data: ktme 262115Z auto 03005KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 23/04 A2983
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 35 FROM SKYDIVE HOUSTON AIRPORT (37XA). DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE RPM CUT OUT, PILOT TRIED TO RE-START ENGINE, POPPING SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD AND THEN SILENCE, FOLLOWED BY IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT FOR A FORCED LANDING STRIKING THE GROUND ACROSS THE ROAD (PLAINVIEW DRIVE) NOSE HIT FIRST BREAKING ONE SIDE OF THE PROPELLER, THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR ABOUT 25 YARDS THEN SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES WHERE IT CAME TO REST. NO POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT SUFFERED A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. PILOT WAS CONSCIOUS AND TALKING. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS BROKE OFF, BOTH SIDES ON PROPELLER (CARBON FIBER) BROKE OFF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN INCHES FROM THE ROOT. INSPECTOR FOUND A DISCONNECTED FUEL HOSE AT INLET TUBE TO ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AT CRASH SITE. THE OIL CAP AND DIP STICK WERE NOT INSTALLED OR IN THE OIL TANK WHEN INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
-CAP WAS ON FIREWALL SHELF JUST ABOVE ACFT BATTERY, DIP STICK WAS TO THE RIGHT OF CAP LOOKING AT AIRPLANE FROM THE FRONT.
- OIL WAS SEEN ON THE FIREWALL
WEATHER DATA: KTME 262115Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 23/04 A2983
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