What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that before the flight, his mechanic replaced the exhaust push rod for the no. 1 cylinder. The engine was ground run at various power settings with no anomalies noted. The mechanic subsequently deemed the airplane safe to fly back to the pilot?s home airport.
The pilot reported that he departed from the dirt runway, and during the initial climb, he retracted the landing gear and the engine lost total power. The pilot stated that he was able to extend the landing gear and make a forced landing to the open desert terrain. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear and right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE FLIGHT, HIS MECHANIC REPLACED THE EXHAUST PUSH ROD FOR THE NO. 1 CYLINDER. THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THE MECHANIC SUBSEQUENTLY DEEMED THE AIRPLANE SAFE TO FLY BACK TO THE PILOT?S HOME AIRPORT.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM THE DIRT RUNWAY, AND DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND MAKE A FORCED LANDING TO THE OPEN DESERT TERRAIN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.