What happened
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(-23) On 08-02-02, Piper PA-22-135, N3522A, departed uphill from rwy 05, an inclined grass strip at Wag-Aero Airport, Lyons, WI., with visual meteorological conditions prevailing. The pilot reported that upon takeoff, at approximately mid length of the runway, the aircraft climbed to approximately 25 feet AGL. The aircraft maintained flight until passing over the crest of the hill at which time it did not remain airborne and impacted a wooded area to the left and downhill 100 yards from the top/end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest in a nose down, wings level attitude with substantial damage to the left wing, nose, and cockpit. Additionally, the pilot, who was able to walk away from the wreckage, received minor injuries to the face and head.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 08-02-02, PIPER PA-22-135, N3522A, DEPARTED UPHILL FROM RWY 05, AN INCLINED GRASS STRIP AT WAG-AERO AIRPORT, LYONS, WI., WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY MID LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED FLIGHT UNTIL PASSING OVER THE CREST OF THE HILL AT WHICH TIME IT DID NOT REMAIN AIRBORNE AND IMPACTED A WOODED AREA TO THE LEFT AND DOWNHILL 100 YARDS FROM THE TOP/END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE, AND COCKPIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT, WHO WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THE FACE AND HEAD.
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