What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This accident was reported to portland standards without specifics of exact date and location by letter dated July 11, 2004. We were not able to determine if there had been a reportable accident until 10/18/2004. The investigation revealed the aircraft, N3422N did in fact have an accident on June 13, 2001 at 1500 PDT at a private grass airport at Glide, Oregon. The pilot had flown a passenger into this strip in his recently purchased cub. He let his passenger out for a few minutes and elected to go around the pattern. The airstrip, (aerial photo/information attached), has a pronounced slope where takeoffs are conducted downhill on runway 13 landings uphill on runway 31. Beginning the takeoff, there is a short level portion prior to the downhill run. The pilot stated a gust of wind caused him to veer to the right as he started the downhill run. He indicated he was not able to correct in time prior to hitting a barb wire fence. After going through the fence, the aircraft hit a small tree with his right wing swinging the aircraft clockwise impacting a tree with his left wing. The pilot has extensive world wide experience in tailwheel aircraft and has since this accident, flown several hundred hours of tailwheel time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO PORTLAND STANDARDS WITHOUT SPECIFICS OF EXACT DATE AND LOCATION BY LETTER DATED JULY 11, 2004. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT UNTIL 10/18/2004. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT, N3422N DID IN FACT HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 13, 2001 AT 1500 PDT AT A PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT AT GLIDE, OREGON. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN A PASSENGER INTO THIS STRIP IN HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED CUB. HE LET HIS PASSENGER OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND THE PATTERN. THE AIRSTRIP, (AERIAL PHOTO/INFORMATION ATTACHED), HAS A PRONOUNCED SLOPE WHERE TAKEOFFS ARE CONDUCTED DOWNHILL ON RUNWAY 13 LANDINGS UPHILL ON RUNWAY 31. BEGINNING THE TAKEOFF, THERE IS A SHORT LEVEL PORTION PRIOR TO THE DOWNHILL RUN. THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AS HE STARTED THE DOWNHILL RUN. HE INDICATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME PRIOR TO HITTING A BARB WIRE FENCE. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE FENCE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL TREE WITH HIS RIGHT WING SWINGING THE AIRCRAFT CLOCKWISE IMPACTING A TREE WITH HIS LEFT WING. THE PILOT HAS EXTENSIVE WORLD WIDE EXPERIENCE IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AND HAS SINCE THIS ACCIDENT, FLOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS OF TAILWHEEL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.