What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 1202 EDT, a Taylorcraft DC-065, N50VS, owned by rochester waterwings, inc. and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted , during takeoff from a grass strip on a southerly heading, cleared some power lines on the Road, brushed some trees on the climb south of the Road and was not developing full power. The aircraft descended and contacted a group of trees with the left wing. The left wing was torn off the aircraft, however the fabric held the wing to the airframe. The impact caused the aircraft to rotate counterclockwise. During the rotation, the nose of the aircraft contacted the ground, tearing the engine from its mounts. Although the rocker arms in cylinder number four have movement when the propeller was rotated, it did not have any compression. The exhaust push rod was found with a small bend that could have contributed to not having compression in the number four cylinder. The aircraft crash landed on an opening in the woods and came to rest on the ground, right side up, on a westerly heading. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Continuity was found in all flight controls. No contamination was found in the fuel. The aircraft sustained major damage to the left wing and main landing gear. The pilot's seat was torn off at the attach points. No evidence of propeller rotation when it impacted the ground could be found. The aircraft was taken to a local towing garage for storage. The reported weather for roc at the time of the accident was ceiling 25,000', winds wsw at 15 knots and the temperature was 86 degrees fahrenheit, dew point was 59. This indicates that the probabilities of carburetor icing was 40 percent. After reviewing the aircraft records, it was found that the aircraft was at least 43 pounds over gross weight at takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006 AT 1202 EDT, A TAYLORCRAFT DC-065, N50VS, OWNED BY ROCHESTER WATERWINGS, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, CLEARED SOME POWER LINES ON THE ROAD, BRUSHED SOME TREES ON THE CLIMB SOUTH OF THE ROAD AND WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND CONTACTED A GROUP OF TREES WITH THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER THE FABRIC HELD THE WING TO THE AIRFRAME. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE. DURING THE ROTATION, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, TEARING THE ENGINE FROM ITS MOUNTS. ALTHOUGH THE ROCKER ARMS IN CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR HAVE MOVEMENT WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED, IT DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPRESSION. THE EXHAUST PUSH ROD WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL BEND THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO NOT HAVING COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON AN OPENING IN THE WOODS AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND, RIGHT SIDE UP, ON A WESTERLY HEADING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. CONTINUITY WAS FOUND IN ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT'S SEAT WAS TORN OFF AT THE ATTACH POINTS. NO EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER ROTATION WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND COULD BE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TOWING GARAGE FOR STORAGE. THE REPORTED WEATHER FOR ROC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CEILING 25,000', WINDS WSW AT 15 KNOTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 86 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEW POINT WAS 59. THIS INDICATES THAT THE PROBABILITIES OF CARBURETOR ICING WAS 40 PERCENT. AFTER REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LEAST 43 POUNDS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
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