What happened
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On its second flight of the day pilot arrived at 3GM and pulled out aircraft out of hangar to preflight for flight to mkg, approx.. 10 mi. Away. Aircraft had approx. 20 gal in right tank and 19 gal in left tank. Preflight run up and takeoff phase went without incident. The following are the time recorded sequence of flight from adsb(sentury)receiver:
5:53 Take off roll began
6:02 Airborne ? Climb out 84KTS
6:32 Loss of engine power
Alt 1166 84KTS
6:46 Gain to final altitude 1288 - 56KTS
6:45 Pilot pushed the nose down for 80MPH airspeed and trimmed and began to look for a landing zone, pilot turned the key two times to start position, but no change.
7:09 Stall horn briefly sounded
Turned toward the wind direction and pilot realized he would not make the area he had intended and would be ditching in the trees. Final radio call prior to impact ? Mayday, mayday.
7:28 Began hitting trees 47KTS
7:33 Final rest on the ground large sudden stop following impact of pine tree.
Pilot was able to egress aircraft normally . After egress, pilot notice he had a small cut over his left eye. Local law enforcement and EMS arrived within five minutes of call.
As the FAA filed it
ON ITS SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY PILOT ARRIVED AT 3GM AND PULLED OUT AIRCRAFT OUT OF HANGAR TO PREFLIGHT FOR FLIGHT TO MKG, APPROX.. 10 MI. AWAY. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROX. 20 GAL IN RIGHT TANK AND 19 GAL IN LEFT TANK. PREFLIGHT RUN UP AND TAKEOFF PHASE WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TIME RECORDED SEQUENCE OF FLIGHT FROM ADSB(SENTURY)RECEIVER:
5:53 TAKE OFF ROLL BEGAN
6:02 AIRBORNE ? CLIMB OUT 84KTS
6:32 LOSS OF ENGINE POWER
ALT 1166 84KTS
6:46 GAIN TO FINAL ALTITUDE 1288 - 56KTS
6:45 PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN FOR 80MPH AIRSPEED AND TRIMMED AND BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A LANDING ZONE, PILOT TURNED THE KEY TWO TIMES TO START POSITION, BUT NO CHANGE.
7:09 STALL HORN BRIEFLY SOUNDED
TURNED TOWARD THE WIND DIRECTION AND PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AREA HE HAD INTENDED AND WOULD BE DITCHING IN THE TREES. FINAL RADIO CALL PRIOR TO IMPACT ? MAYDAY, MAYDAY.
7:28 BEGAN HITTING TREES 47KTS
7:33 FINAL REST ON THE GROUND LARGE SUDDEN STOP FOLLOWING IMPACT OF PINE TREE.
PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS AIRCRAFT NORMALLY . AFTER EGRESS, PILOT NOTICE HE HAD A SMALL CUT OVER HIS LEFT EYE. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMS ARRIVED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF CALL.
NTSB investigation
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