What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
San Carlos, CA (sql): privacy data omitted C120, departed rwy 30, the pilot stated that at about 150-200 feet the engine started running rough and he started to loose altitude, a couple of seconds later the engine started running normal and he decided to make a right hand turn back to the runway, a few seconds later the engine started running rough again and decended and came to rest in the transient parking area.
As the FAA filed it
SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ C120, DEPARTED RWY 30, THE PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 150-200 FEET THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND HE STARTED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE, A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING NORMAL AND HE DECIDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND DECENDED AND CAME TO REST IN THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.