I was trying to put the 5th flight on my Sig SE today when the engine died out after I was about 30 feet in the air, shortly after the end of the runway. There are some tall trees at the end of the runway, and down she started to go, behind them.

I think I was able to keep my head, knowing it was too slow to turn around and come back, so I tried to level things out and pray for the best. We found it sitting pretty on a dirt road that circles our field, amazingly only had a small scratch on the wing tip, and the landing gear was a bit bent. I have a Yoda in the cockpit, so all I can imagine is that the force was with me. I know I am extremely lucky.

The beginner question is, I assume I missed something in my flight check: there probably should have been something I "could have, would have, wished had" done prior. This engine has been running great with no problems. The engine has almost a gallon through it and has been otherwise running flawlessly.

What did I miss?

Tom