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FAA incident report · Boeing A75 · Suches, GA · August 24, 2001

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Date
August 24, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place
Suches, GA
Airport
High Valley Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46819
Reported as
Boeing A75
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total1,100 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N46819Registered now · Boeing A75S/N 75-234 · Built 1940Airframe modelBoeing A75Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was departing the High valley airport to return to gwinnett county. There was a thunderstorm on the other side of the ridge adjacent to the airport of departure. After a normal takeoff roll, the aircraft was lifted off at approximately 55 mph. After lift off, the aircraft was accelerated to 70 mph, normal climb speed. At 75-100 feet AGL a loss of airspeed occurred and the aircraft began to settle. The pilot lowered the nose and attempted to accelerate. The aircraft momentarily began to climb again, then began to settle as before. The pilot states that he did not believe he would be able to clear the trees ahead, and elected to land in the only clear area available. The aircraft touched down 3 point at approximately 50 mph, and the pilot attempted to steer through a roadway opening in the shurb line along a creek bank. The main gear contacted the creek bank as the aircraft passed through and the aircraft tipped over on its back. The pilot stated that he had a sudden loss of airspeed and is convinced that he encountered wind shear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE HIGH VALLEY AIRPORT TO RETURN TO GWINNETT COUNTY. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIDGE ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH, NORMAL CLIMB SPEED. AT 75-100 FEET AGL A LOSS OF AIRSPEED OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY BEGAN TO CLIMB AGAIN, THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE AS BEFORE. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AHEAD, AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE ONLY CLEAR AREA AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 3 POINT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THROUGH A ROADWAY OPENING IN THE SHURB LINE ALONG A CREEK BANK. THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE CREEK BANK AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND IS CONVINCED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR.