What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/08/2023 pilot took off from pasx (Soldotna, AK) airport from rwy 7 at approx. 16:45 local. When at approximately 100-300 feet AGL pilot reduced power, at that point the engine abrupty quit, restarted and then quit again. The pilot made a 180 degree left turn and attempted to return to the airport and land on the parallel taxiway. The aircraft impacted the taxiway approx 6 feet before coming to rest in a nearby snowbank on a heading of approx. 360 degrees. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot reported no pre accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
METAR pasx 090156Z auto 06003KT 10SM OVC065 M02/M08 A2987 rmk AO2 SLP123 T10171078 fzrano
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/08/2023 PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PASX (SOLDOTNA, AK) AIRPORT FROM RWY 7 AT APPROX. 16:45 LOCAL. WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 100-300 FEET AGL PILOT REDUCED POWER, AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE ABRUPTY QUIT, RESTARTED AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY APPROX 6 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A NEARBY SNOWBANK ON A HEADING OF APPROX. 360 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO PRE ACCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.
METAR PASX 090156Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM OVC065 M02/M08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP123 T10171078 FZRANO
NTSB investigation
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