What happened
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(.19) On September 1, 2001, about 1820 pacific daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95223, registered to a private owner and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, collided with a fence during the climb out from an open pasture located about seven miles southwest of Winston, OR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries. During a telephone interview, the pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to move the aircraft from one field to another in order for the aircraft to be closer to his residence in preparation for upcoming maintenance on the aircraft. The pilot and a witness reported that the takeoff was made with a tailwind. Shortly after the aircraft lifted off, it dropped in altitude and the main landing gear caught on a fence. The aircraft collided with the ground, substantially damaging both wings and collapsing the landing gear. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident. (-23) on September 1, 2001 at 1820 PDT, N95223, a Taylorcraft BC12-D aircraft, registered to keith a. graham, and operated under 14 CFR 91 by his brother calvin w. graham, collided with terrain after it struck a wire fence approximately 1200 feet from it's initial take off point on a cougar ridge ranch meadow. At about 700 feet into its initial climb after takeoff, the airraft main landing gear clipped a wire fence. Then, approximately 500 feet farther downwind along the flight path, the aircraft collided with the terrain after the tail landing gear struck a second wire fence located across the flight path. The aircraft, which was being relocated from roseburg, OR, for maintenance purposes, sustained major damage to both wings and the landing gears. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions reported at the time of the accident. Although the pilot reported that, prior to take off, the winds in the area were "swirling", witnesses reported that the pilot had actually performed a downwind take off.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2001, ABOUT 1820 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N95223, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING THE CLIMB OUT FROM AN OPEN PASTURE LOCATED ABOUT SEVEN MILES SOUTHWEST OF WINSTON, OR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM ONE FIELD TO ANOTHER IN ORDER FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO BE CLOSER TO HIS RESIDENCE IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH A TAILWIND. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, IT DROPPED IN ALTITUDE AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 AT 1820 PDT, N95223, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO KEITH A. GRAHAM, AND OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91 BY HIS BROTHER CALVIN W. GRAHAM, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AFTER IT STRUCK A WIRE FENCE APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM IT'S INITIAL TAKE OFF POINT ON A COUGAR RIDGE RANCH MEADOW. AT ABOUT 700 FEET INTO ITS INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CLIPPED A WIRE FENCE. THEN, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FARTHER DOWNWIND ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER THE TAIL LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SECOND WIRE FENCE LOCATED ACROSS THE FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS BEING RELOCATED FROM ROSEBURG, OR, FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE LANDING GEARS. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, THE WINDS IN THE AREA WERE "SWIRLING", WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD ACTUALLY PERFORMED A DOWNWIND TAKE OFF.
NTSB investigation
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