What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 24th at approximately 7:30AM privacy data omitted arrived at Chicken, Alaska airport. Upon arrival, pilot joined the downwind for rwy 31 and entered short final. He continued low approach to runway end to inspect gravel surface for safe landing. At 900 ft MSL and prior to end of runway, pilot applied full power, and initiated climb. Pilot reported that engine suddenly lost power, followed by a rattle or pinging sound. The engine began shaking violently with a loud knocking noise and then shutdown completley. With insufficient power and altitude to turn back and land, pilot prepared to execute a hard landing. During descent and hard landing beyond the end of the runway, the aircraft contacted several small trees with right wing and fuselage. The aircraft came to rest on its nose with fusalage held up by a tree.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 24TH AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT CHICKEN, ALASKA AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVAL, PILOT JOINED THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31 AND ENTERED SHORT FINAL. HE CONTINUED LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY END TO INSPECT GRAVEL SURFACE FOR SAFE LANDING. AT 900 FT MSL AND PRIOR TO END OF RUNWAY, PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, AND INITIATED CLIMB. PILOT REPORTED THAT ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, FOLLOWED BY A RATTLE OR PINGING SOUND. THE ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN SHUTDOWN COMPLETLEY. WITH INSUFFICIENT POWER AND ALTITUDE TO TURN BACK AND LAND, PILOT PREPARED TO EXECUTE A HARD LANDING. DURING DESCENT AND HARD LANDING BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEVERAL SMALL TREES WITH RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE WITH FUSALAGE HELD UP BY A TREE.
NTSB investigation
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