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FAA accident report · Amtr Mxiiahp · Coram, MT · July 20, 1999

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Date
July 20, 1999 · 13:00 local
Place
Coram, MT
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Mxiiahp
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
217 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)According to the pilot, he assembled his aircraft and took off from a gravel pit in order to do some sightseeing in the local area. Upon returning to the gravel pit, an individual who weighed about 100 pounds asked if he would take them for a ride. After this passenger boarded the aircraft, the pilot again took off from the gravel pit. But, according to the pilot, just after lifting off, a sudden wind came up, resulting in a downdraft to be generated in the area where he would be climbing over some trees. When he reached the trees, the aircraft's gear contacted the tree tops and it began to slow. As it slowed, the right wing hit a tree trunk, causing the aircraft to rotate to the right and fall to the ground. (-23)privacy data omitted, acting as pilot of ultralight aircraft, tookoff from gravel pit in corma, Montana. Pilot stated that after takeoff, the aircraft was caught in a downdraft and settled into the trees. As the aircraft settled into the trees, the wings broke off and came to rest on the griund. The ultralight vehicle was a 2 seater with no registration and no certification.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ASSEMBLED HIS AIRCRAFT AND TOOK OFF FROM A GRAVEL PIT IN ORDER TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING IN THE LOCAL AREA. UPON RETURNING TO THE GRAVEL PIT, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WEIGHED ABOUT 100 POUNDS ASKED IF HE WOULD TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE. AFTER THIS PASSENGER BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AGAIN TOOK OFF FROM THE GRAVEL PIT. BUT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, JUST AFTER LIFTING OFF, A SUDDEN WIND CAME UP, RESULTING IN A DOWNDRAFT TO BE GENERATED IN THE AREA WHERE HE WOULD BE CLIMBING OVER SOME TREES. WHEN HE REACHED THE TREES, THE AIRCRAFT'S GEAR CONTACTED THE TREE TOPS AND IT BEGAN TO SLOW. AS IT SLOWED, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE TRUNK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT AND FALL TO THE GROUND. (-23)^PRIVACY D^, ACTING AS PILOT OF ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT, TOOKOFF FROM GRAVEL PIT IN CORMA, MONTANA. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES, THE WINGS BROKE OFF AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRIUND. THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS A 2 SEATER WITH NO REGISTRATION AND NO CERTIFICATION.