20211228021589A

On December 28, 2021 N93GT departed batesville ms (pmu) at approximately 10:28 CST and arrived uneventfully at Helena ar (hee) at approximately 10:40 CST. Upon arrival, the aircraft outboard tanks were serviced with 206.1 gallons of fuel. Weather was checked via foreflight and the pilot determined he was safe for a VFR departure and would obtain IFR once in the air. At approximately 11:50 CST, the aircraft departed Helena ar (hee) for camilla ga (cxu) with four (4) passengers and one (1) crew member onboard. The wind was out of the south gusting approximately 20 knots so the pilot taxied to runway 18 and proceeded to back taxi to the FAR north end of runway 18. Immediately after rotation, the pilot observed that the engines were not producing normal thrust, the propellers were going into feather, and then determined that there was insufficient runway left to safely land. The pilot retracted the landing gear and attempted to locate a place to land, but was unable to find an area long enough to land without hitting trees or farm equipment. The pilot observed that the propellers were around 1200 RPM and he was unable to get them to increase. The pilot was able to maintain enough altitude to return to runway 18 and did not extend the landing gear until convinced that he was able to make the runway. Upon lowering the landing gear, drag increased about the same time that the aircraft started encountering more headwind which required lowering the pitch of the nose to maintain airspeed. With the combination of low altitude and insufficient thrust, the pilot was unable to slow the decent before landing. Upon contact with the runway, the left outboard tire blew. The pilot attempted to keep the airplane on the runway by applying right brake but was unsuccessful and ended up in the grass on the east side of the runway. The airplane came to rest north of the middle taxiway facing south. The aircraft sustained significant damage to the left engine, landing gear, and wing. Passengers and crew were uninjured.