What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 8, 2001, about 1454 central daylight time, a Cessna 175, N103DL, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with trees on initial climbout from dear lake, near Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for ham lake, Minnesota. (-23) the pilot reported he was taking off from deer lake, which is located approximately 5 miles north of Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He stated that the firest two attempts were unsuccessful because he had not used the full length of the lake in his take off run. On the third attempt, using the full length of the lake he became airborne, but did not achieve sufficient airspeed to clear the pine trees at the end of the lake. The aircraft hit the pine trees and came to rest in the back yard of a near by residence. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the aircraft, and admitted to not gaining sufficient airspeed to clear the obstacles at the end of the of the lake, probably due to an OAT of 85 degrees f and the length of the lake.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 8, 2001, ABOUT 1454 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175, N103DL, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TREES ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM DEAR LAKE, NEAR TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR HAM LAKE, MINNESOTA. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM DEER LAKE, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN. HE STATED THAT THE FIREST TWO ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE HE HAD NOT USED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE LAKE IN HIS TAKE OFF RUN. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, USING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE LAKE HE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT DID NOT ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLEAR THE PINE TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE PINE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN THE BACK YARD OF A NEAR BY RESIDENCE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND ADMITTED TO NOT GAINING SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE OF THE LAKE, PROBABLY DUE TO AN OAT OF 85 DEGREES F AND THE LENGTH OF THE LAKE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.