What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 20, 1998, approximately 1345 pacific daylight time, a Taylorcraft BD12-D, N95318, impacted the terrain during an attempted go-around at Flying M Ranch, about eight miles west of yamhill, oregan. The private pilot and his passenger received minor injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 01 personal pleasure flight, which departed troutdale airport about 45 minutes earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation. According to the pilot, he was landing with a slight tailwind, and just as the aircraft touched down, it was hit with a gust of wind. At that point, he decided to make a go-around, and while attempting to climb out at a rate that would clear the trees at the departure end of the runway, the aircraft stalled and impacted the terrain. (-23)pilot elected to reject his landing and do a touch and go, after encountering wind gust just as he touched down. Airstrip is located in a valley in mountainous terrain. Aircraft banked sharply near west end of the runw ay and impacted the ground in a pasture approx 300 yrds away, on a 50FT rise, to south of runway. Pilot reported mushy flight controls and felt the aircraft being slammed onto the ground. One passenger on board.6-8 gal. Of fuel on board as reported by pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1345 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BD12-D, N95318, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AT FLYING M RANCH, ABOUT EIGHT MILES WEST OF YAMHILL, OREGAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 01 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED TROUTDALE AIRPORT ABOUT 45 MINUTES EARLIER, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND, AND JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND. AT THAT POINT, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT AT A RATE THAT WOULD CLEAR THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. (-23)PILOT ELECTED TO REJECT HIS LANDING AND DO A TOUCH AND GO, AFTER ENCOUNTERING WIND GUST JUST AS HE TOUCHED DOWN. AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED IN A VALLEY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY NEAR WEST END OF THE RUNW AY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PASTURE APPROX 300 YRDS AWAY, ON A 50FT RISE, TO SOUTH OF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED MUSHY FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEING SLAMMED ONTO THE GROUND. ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.6-8 GAL. OF FUEL ON BOARD AS REPORTED BY PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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