From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot in command (PIC) took off from his privately owned Mission lodge strip to conduct a local flight. A left 8 kt crosswind prevailed. Immediately after breaking ground, the PIC realized he was not adequately controlling the downwind drift and would not be able to avoid impacting the alder trees, which bounded the runway. Subsequently the PIC aborted the takeoff. Immediately following touch down, the airplane continued its downwind drift and struck the trees. As a result the airplane was rotated approximately 100 degrees to the right and stopped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATELY OWNED MISSION LODGE STRIP TO CONDUCT A LOCAL FLIGHT. A LEFT 8 KT CROSSWIND PREVAILED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BREAKING GROUND, THE PIC REALIZED HE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROLLING THE DOWNWIND DRIFT AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID IMPACTING THE ALDER TREES, WHICH BOUNDED THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS DOWNWIND DRIFT AND STRUCK THE TREES. AS A RESULT THE AIRPLANE WAS ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.