What happened
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Pilot reported loss of power and engine failure at 200 feet during takeoff. Pilot choose to try and make the remaining runway and land back. This resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to aircraft.
First flight after annual inspection and fuel pump replacement.
Piper and Lycoming represenatives are schedule to inspect aircraft on aug 20th.
During the inspection of the aircraft the gascolator was found to be canted to one side and no safety wire was found on the bails or the jam nut that secures the gascolator in place. There was also an indication of a fuel leak on the bottom of the aircraft near the gascolator.
Interviewed IA and A&P mechacnic and both admitted to missing the lack of safety wire on the gascolator during the annual inspection. Remedial training is recommended are both indivuals involed in the maintenance conducted on this aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE FAILURE AT 200 FEET DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT CHOOSE TO TRY AND MAKE THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND LAND BACK. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION AND FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT.
PIPER AND LYCOMING REPRESENATIVES ARE SCHEDULE TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT ON AUG 20TH.
DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE GASCOLATOR WAS FOUND TO BE CANTED TO ONE SIDE AND NO SAFETY WIRE WAS FOUND ON THE BAILS OR THE JAM NUT THAT SECURES THE GASCOLATOR IN PLACE. THERE WAS ALSO AN INDICATION OF A FUEL LEAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE GASCOLATOR.
INTERVIEWED IA AND A&P MECHACNIC AND BOTH ADMITTED TO MISSING THE LACK OF SAFETY WIRE ON THE GASCOLATOR DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. REMEDIAL TRAINING IS RECOMMENDED ARE BOTH INDIVUALS INVOLED IN THE MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED ON THIS AIRCRAFT.
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