PA-28 pilot reported engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1352543
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22 Flight Crew Total 285 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I was taking off with all parameters in green range and with all power available; when I had no more runway available I retracted the gear around 200ft or less (it's my best approximation) when suddenly the engine went back to idle power whatever the position of the power lever; also all cockpit lights switched off and on 2 or 3 times when I lost the power. I extended the gear and flaps;[notified] tower and landed on the grass/sand surface after the end of the runway. I didn't try to run a full engine failure check list because of the proximity with the ground; and the only one place I had in order to land the aircraft. There is no visible damage to the aircraft and everybody in the aircraft are perfectly fine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 pilot reported engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Narrative: I was taking off with all parameters in green range and with all power available; when I had no more Runway available I retracted the gear around 200ft or less (it's my best approximation) when suddenly the engine went back to idle power whatever the position of the power lever; also all cockpit lights switched off and on 2 or 3 times when I lost the power. I extended the gear and flaps;[notified] Tower and landed on the grass/sand surface after the end of the runway. I didn't try to run a full engine failure check list because of the proximity with the ground; and the only one place I had in order to land the aircraft. There is no visible damage to the aircraft and everybody in the aircraft are perfectly fine.

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