What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday 07/30/2022 pilot of privacy data omitted reported that the aircraft loss power on takeoff climb. The pilot reports switching fuel tanks which did not restart the engine. Pilot was forced to make emergency landing on remainder of grass runway. Pilot made a hard landing and came to a stop just short of runway end. Both main gear dug into grass runway and were folded aft along fuselage. Aircraft veered to the left and rolled partly to the right striking the right wing tip on the ground causing visible exterior damage at right aft wing root. Pilot was able to walk away and gain assistance from his wife at their residence on the property. He was medflighted to albany med hospital for treatment of injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY 07/30/2022 PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PILOT REPORTS SWITCHING FUEL TANKS WHICH DID NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON REMAINDER OF GRASS RUNWAY. PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND CAME TO A STOP JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY END. BOTH MAIN GEAR DUG INTO GRASS RUNWAY AND WERE FOLDED AFT ALONG FUSELAGE.AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED PARTLY TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND CAUSING VISIBLE EXTERIOR DAMAGE AT RIGHT AFT WING ROOT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY AND GAIN ASSISTANCE FROM HIS WIFE AT THEIR RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY. HE WAS MEDFLIGHTED TO ALBANY MED HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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